A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former
governorship aspirant in Edo State, Ken Imasuangbon, has said former national
chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and
the party’s Edo governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, are fighting a
lost battle because the governorship election has already been won and lost as
the PDP and its candidate, Governor Godwin Obaseki, are enjoying massive
support from the electorate and the people of the state.
Imasuangbon stated this when he spoke to journalists in
Benin City, noting that the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election in Edo
State will be a referendum on Oshiomhole’s years of governance.
“Oshiomhole is gone;
his era has ended. Obaseki will win with landslide victory; believe me, the
governor will win. There is no basis for any right-thinking person to be
talking about APC now in Edo.
“Oshiomhole didn’t allow Obaseki to work; he distracted the
governor and put spanner in his works. But thank God for democracy; it is time
now for the people to speak. That is why I stepped down for Obaseki. I salute
his courage and decision to dislodge the rampaging godfather.”
“The election will be a referendum on Oshiomhole’s years of
failed influence. Oshiomhole and all his people did not allow Obaseki to work.
That was what happened. The election is going to be a referendum to reject
Oshiomhole and reject APC,” he added.
According to Imasuangbon, Governor Obaseki is committed to
ensuring that a person from his senatorial district, Edo Central, was supported
to become the next governor of the state.
He said: “The point is that in 2024, my senatorial district
will be supported to produce the next governor. We were able to negotiate that.
Since 1999, no Esan man has been governor of Edo State. I may not be wrong to
say we are the only senatorial district that has not produced governors in Edo
State. So, I told him to make a serious commitment to say that Esan would be
supported to produce his successor.
“Without even prompting, Obaseki declared that it was fair
and just for Esan people to produce the governor. That was what struck me. The
governor is a God-fearing man. In fact, politics apart, Obaseki is a good man. If
I see a good man, I know him. Obaseki is a good man.”
The former gubernatorial aspirant expressed confidence that
Obaseki will be reelected, noting that Edo people have decided to choose the
governor over the APC gubernatorial candidate, Ize-Iyamu.
“This election would
be a minus for him (Ize-Iyamu); he has to wait. He is my friend, I acknowledge
his strength, but the general view of Edo people is that Obaseki has done well.
They are tired of the past. Between Ize-Iyamu and Obaseki, the electorate will
prefer to put their bet on Obaseki going forward. And it is a good decision.”
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