Edo election: If I lose, I will go to court - Ize-Iyamu

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has spoken on the possibility of losing the 2020 Edo state governorship election .
Speaking at an interactive session with the media, Ize-Iyamu said the worst that will happen is that he will go to court.

The APC candidate also expressed his desire to serve the people of Edo genuinely.

The Edo state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has revealed what he will do if he doesn't win the gubernatorial election.

Ize-Iyamu speaking at an interactive session with journalists in Abuja, said that if he loses the Edo state governorship poll, the worst that can happen is that he would go to court, Premium Times reports.

The gubernatorial candidate went on to note that he has urged his supporters not to be violent no matter the amount of provocation throughout the governorship campaigns.

According to Ize-Iyamu, he genuinely wants to serve the people of Edo state, adding that his purpose in office is very simple.

"I want to assure you that if I lose the election, the worst that can happen is that I will go to court. There will be no resort to violence," he said.

Recall that Ize-Iyamu said he would not perpetrate violence to win the governorship election because he was not desperate for the office.

The governorship candidate stated when he asked security agencies and the Nigeria Police Force to unmask the identities of the suspects arrested in connection with campaign violence.

He alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was trying to raise a false alarm to scare voters from coming out on September 19, in order to write results.

Ize-Iyamu said he was worried that PDP had been perpetrating violence but the suspects had not been unmasked.