2023: Obaseki Plans To Cause Mayhem In Rural Areas With Vigilante- Edo APC






The Edo State All Progressives Congress(APC) has accused the Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki of plotting to employ the services of Vigilante to disrupt the saturday general election in the rural areas.


This was contained in a release signed and made available to the Press by the Party's State Publicity Secretary, Prince (Barr) Peter Uwadiae Igbinigie.

According to him, "this is to bring to the notice of the general public, the clandestine and sinister move of the Governor of Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki to use Edo State Vigilante Network to intimidate, harass and cause mayhem during and after the elections particularly in the rural areas of the State. 

"It must be noted with serious concern that the Electoral-Act 2022 did not and never envisaged the use of vigilante personnel for Security duties during elections. For the avoidance of doubt, the only Security Agents contemplated in 
the Act for security duties during elections is the Police. 

"APC as a party are very happy to see the level of enthusiasm demonstrated by  the Edo People towards a hitch free participation in these elections. 

The statement further added that the party would not like any act that could cause a breach of the peace

"In the circumstance, we abhor  any act(s) capable of disrupting the elections and we therefore urge  the Police and other sister agencies to ensure that these ‘unholy design of the Governor is curtailed as we shall not fail to resist any deliberate move of the Governor to scuttle and or cause mayhem during these elections with these Edo Vigilante Service personnel.  We gratefully thank the Edo People for their motivation and high spirit to be involved in these elections".

Responding to the allegation, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare while denying the allegation wondered why Edo State government would be intimidating Edo people that will vote for the PDP in the presidential and National Assembly elections, noting that the APC knows it has lost the election as a result of the untold hardship they've foisted on Nigerians. 

Nehikhare said the APC has started to mourn over their electoral failure as they have nothing to tell Edo people again.

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