Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party would secure up to 80 per cent of the total votes in the September 21 governorship poll to ensure victory for its candidate, Asue Ighodalo.
“The party has the best candidate who will continue from where I will stop,” Governor Obaseki boasted during the inauguration of the party’s campaign council for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State on Friday.
Obaseki noted that the structure of the campaign council was rooted in all 192 wards across the state, with every organ of the party represented.
Obaseki said, “We are here to inaugurate the campaign council that will lead PDP to victory in the Sept. 21 governorship election.
“The campaign is going to be based on what we have achieved and the lives we have touched. The campaign will also be based on the future, not the past.”
He added, “We see the suffering the people are going through, so the campaign will be based on the hope PDP will give our citizens.
“Those fighting PDP have collected money from the other political party, and I want you all present here to join me in flushing them out. Let them stay out since they have collected money.”
The State Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, disclosed that the campaign council comprised 363 members, excluding the women and youth wings.
In his acceptance speech, the Director-General of the campaign council, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, thanked the Governor and PDP faithful for the opportunity to serve the party. He promised to lead the party to victory come September.
The PDP governorship candidate, Barr. Asuerinme Ighodalo, thanked party faithful and leaders for the confidence reposed in him. He said Governor Obaseki had laid a functional foundation in every sector that he would build upon.