Edo Poll: Obaseki Urges Voters Not To Sell Their Votes

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has urged eligible voters in the state not to sell their votes during the September 19 governorship election.

Obaseki, who gave the charge at a meeting with party faithfuls in ward 4, Benin city, called on the voters to rather, turn out in large numbers to exercise their franchise.

Obaseki is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A statement issued by the party on Friday said the governor advised them to vote for the candidate that would move the state forward.

He expressed optimism that he would win the coming poll and retain his seat.

He said: “I want to use this opportunity to thank you for coming out en masse when we rounded off our ward-to-ward campaign. You people made me proud; that rally is still being discussed.

“This election is about Ward 4 as the opposition have been lying that I have never won my ward. They are planning to buy votes here and in other wards; they want to induce you people with the sum of N10, 000 per voter.

“You know what to do; collect the money and still vote for the PDP. Collect their money and at the end we will rejoice over them.”

According to him: “They also said they are going to disgrace me in this ward. I came to tell you to prepare to go from one ward to the other, enlightening other eligible voters about the need to turn out to vote massively for the PDP.

“All of you should snap with your phones and post on the internet when the results are being announced. In ward 4, we have a total of 13,000 registered voters and we must bring out 7,000 voters on that day for the PDP from this ward alone.

“I want ward 4 to deliver the highest votes in the whole of Oredo Local Government Area of the state.”

Responding, the ward leader, Adams Otige, assured the governor of the support of the people, adding that he would mobilise thousands of other voters in the ward to ensure the governor’s victory at the poll.

Obaseki of the PDP and Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are the two major contenders in the election.