PDP DEDICATES VICTORY TO EDO PEOPLE, SAYS EDO RESET BUTTON ACTIVATED
By Joy Okosieme
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has dedicated its victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State to the people of the state.
The. PDP candidate and incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, beat the All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in a hard fought election. Obaseki won by 307,955 votes to Ize-Iyamu’s 223, 619 votes.
The party in a statement on Sunday signed by Chris Nehikhare, its spokesman, said the party would have not overcome the challenge of the All Progressives Congress(APC), without the backing of the people.
“On a historic day like today, we will like to thank the good people of Edo State for coming out enmasse to vote for our party and our candidate, Governor Godwin Noghegase Obaseki. This victory will not have been possible without the steadfastness and dedication of our Edo people who stood firm in the face of intimidation and provocation. This victory is for them.
“On Saturday, Edo people set the template for others to follow. On that day, Edo people took the fight to the vote buyers, who erroneously thought they could buy their consciences with money. By so doing, Edo people proved that no man or group of men can stop the collective will of the people, ” the party said in the statement.
The PDP said the vote of confidence passed in the Government of Governor Godwin Obaseki shows the trust the people have in him to continue the paradigm shift in how the affairs of Government are conducted as opposed to the inefficient, crude and corrupt ways of the past.
“Now that the godfathers have been retired and the lions and tigers tamed, never will terror be unleashed on our people. Never will thugs serve as agents of Government and role models. The declaration today of Governor Godwin Obaseki as winner of the Edo State governorship election marks a new dawn in the history of our state. A sordid chapter in the development of our state has now been consigned to history,” the PDP said.
It noted With Obaseki and the PDP in the saddle, Edo people could now look forward to a partnership that would bring development to every parts of the state. The party said the victory is a call to service and it will not disappoint the people who put their trust in it party and Governor Obaseki.
The party thanked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), police and other security agencies who participated in the election. It noted that the patriotism exhibited by officials in resisting pressure on them to compromise, will not be forgotten.
