Edo state Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council has raised the alarm over alleged plot by the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and APC chieftains in Edo to buy votes during the September 19 governorship election in the state.
The party said “Intelligence available to the campaign council revealed that the local councils in Lagos state have been mandated to contribute N15 million each, amounting to N300 million to finance the rigging plan.”
Chairman of the council’s publicity and media committee, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, stated this on Sunday during a media briefing in Benin City, Edo state capital.
Nehikhare said it was shameful that the APC is propagating the template of vote buying and rigging that should best be left to the relics of Nigeria’s political history.
Whilst insisting that Edo is not Lagos state, Nehikhare said: “We are sure that the resort to this despicable tactic is because the party is certain of defeat at the poll and is only trying to save face.”
According to him, “the people have been unanimous in their support for the candidate of the PDP and no matter the underhand tactic of the APC, the will of the people must surely prevail.”
However, the chairman, Edo State APC Media Campaign Council, Prince John Mayaki denied the allegations.
Mbayaki said: “APC has no interest in dishonest politics. What do we stand to gain from buying votes that the people have already promised us?”
