Edo Election: Wike predicts easy win for Obeseki, PDP

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has predicted that the Edo State governorship election will be easy to win for the Peoples Democratic Party's candidate, incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki.

Speaking during an interview in Channels TV, Wike stated that the previous comments made by Oshiomhole about the party’s candidate has won the elections for the PDP.

He said, “If there is one election I think that should be easy to win, I think it is the Edo election.

“It is very simple and why it is very simple is that this is to test whether Nigerians love themselves or not; this will show whether Edo people love themselves or not.”

“Four years ago, the former national chairman of the APC said of everything he has achieved, that it is of the brainbox of the PDP candidate, Obaseki; it is clear, he said so.

“The same man said the PDP candidate in the 2016 election was not electable, why was he not electable? Because he said (I didn’t say, I am only quoting what Oshiomhole said), that young man, you can’t trust him with money. The same man who you cannot give an appointment to trust him with money is the same man you are telling Edo people ‘we can trust him with Edo people’s money,” Wike added.

However, the Oshiomhole has repeatedly denied the allegations and sought support for Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the APC candidate in the poll.

Wike also said that “The mere fact that Obaseki resisted this godfatherism should be the one reason Edo people should vote for him. There are so many things about this election; it has nothing to do with Obaseki like I said.”