Edo voters don’t need Wike’s guidance for election choice — Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the electorate does not require the influence of Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike to select the appropriate candidate in Saturday’s governorship election.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Obaseki asserted that Edo people are wise enough to decide whom to vote for and should not be influenced by anyone.

According Online reports that Wike recently stated he would not support the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, in the forthcoming poll, having fallen out with Obaseki.

Wike was one of the PDP leaders who worked for Obaseki’s victory against the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, in the 2020 election.

However, according to Obaseki, his fallout with Wike and some of his political associates will not hinder the chances of the PDP and Ighodalo in Saturday’s governorship election.

Obaseki said, “He (Wike) came to get Edo people to vote for me, right? Wow! Edo people are not that dumb. They know who to vote for.”

“They don’t require the services of an outsider to make their decisions. Edo people will make decisions this time because they know what they want.

“Some politicians are not happy with me because I have used money from the government’s revenues to solve the needs of the people.”

Furthermore, the governor clarified that the Edo governorship poll would be a do-or-die affair, stating that the Edo people would be doomed if the APC took over the state.

The governor expressed no regret for making the statement due to the impunity displayed by the APC ahead of the election.

“It’s a do-or-die affair because if they do, we die. The level of impunity, the level of recklessness we see in the opposition party, if they take over Edo State, it is the end,” Obaseki said.