A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Edo State, Prince Emmanuel Odigie, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the Presidency to rig the forthcoming governorship election within the State in favour of the APC candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo.
He made the disclosure whereas talking as a visitor on the ‘The Morning Present’ program of Come up Information Channel on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
Prince Odigie, who served as a Deputy Director Normal within the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Marketing campaign Council and at present member of the APC integrity group in Edo State, revealed that some forces within the Presidency together with Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Chief of Employees to President Tinubu, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, have perfected plans with some notable APC leaders in Edo State to rig the forthcoming September 21 Governorship Election whereas President Tinubu can be on a disguised journey overseas.
The APC chieftain additional alleged that there have been plans by the APC-led federal authorities to deploy safety companies to intimidate voters and pave method for manipulation of the election final result.
“There’s a plan by the APC and we all know it. The Integrity group members are at all times in each assembly they maintain.. There’s a plan to make use of the vice President, Senate President and Femi Gbajabiamila to rig the election whereas the president will go on holidays. There’s additionally a plan to make use of the police and DSS to intimidate the individuals, we all know all this stuff,” he acknowledged
He warned that Edo individuals in diaspora have additionally lodged petitions in varied worldwide companies cautioning in opposition to the deliberate rigging by APC, including that President Tinubu have to be cautious to not permit some forces throughout the presidency to subvert the collective will of Edo individuals.
Responding to questions over his alleged anti-party actions following his public present of help to the PDP governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, Prince Odigie insisted that he stays a bona fide member of the APC and constant supporter of President Tinubu however he was supporting Ighodalo to be governor of Edo State due to his confirmed monitor document and need to see Edo develop.
“Asue Ighodalo is a global model. Edo is blessed to have such a person. He left all his jobs and supplied himself to serve the individuals, but some politicians wished to truncate the chance for Edo to develop. In 2016, Comrade Oshiomhole informed us it was the blueprint that Obaseki and Asue Ighodalo gave him that he used to extend IGR in Edo from N600m to about N3billion,” Odigie disclosed.
He additionally criticised the previous Edo State governor and incumbent Senator representing Edo North Senatorial district, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, for approaching TV to lie a few court docket judgement that by no means existed with a view to mislead the general public. He additionally took the Senator to the cleaners for supporting APC governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, whom he described as a person that lacks the information and expertise to be governor of Edo State.
“Adams Oshiomhole got here and talked a few judgement that by no means existed on TV. Oshiomhole ought to get up and odor the espresso. Edo individuals don’t imagine in him anymore. His days are over and he ought to permit a free and truthful election,” he stated.
He additional acknowledged that, “In 2023, Oshiomhole made himself the face of the APC marketing campaign in Edo State and we misplaced woefully to the extent that we couldn’t even give Asiwaju Bola Tinubu 25% of votes forged. We additionally misplaced the Home of Meeting elections to PDP. As we speak, he has additionally made himself the face of the Governorship Campaigns in Edo State and APC’s defeat is imminent.”
Prince Odigie described thd Edo APC governorship candidate Okpebholo as a person who can’t learn a balanced sheet and challenged him to seem earlier than any TV station to talk to Edo individuals.
