The All Progressives Congress has affirmed that Senator Monday Okpebholo remains its governorship candidate in today’s (Saturday) governorship election in Edo.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, made the affirmation in a statement on its X.com handle on Friday.
According to the party scribe, the clarification was necessary as a result of fake news making the rounds that Okpebholo had been disqualified by a magistrate court.
He urged party faithful to disregard the information as fake because Okpebholo remains the party’s governorship candidate.
The statement read, “In the final hours to the Edo gubernatorial election scheduled to be held Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, certain political parties have desperately resorted to forgery and disinformation on our candidate.
“The blackmail is to the extent of circulating a fake magistrate court ruling purportedly disqualifying Sen.Okpebholo, the APC gubernatorial candidate in the election.
“The circulated ruling is fake, a fabrication and an act of pure desperation in the face of their imminent defeat at the polls.
“Sen. Monday Okpebholo is and remains, the standard bearer of the APC in the Edo gubernatorial election.”
Morka added that contrary to news gone viral, the information did not come from him, neither did the party release such an information.
He, however, called on the law enforcement agents to probe the matter and punish those responsible for disseminating the fake news.
The statement added, “We call on our law enforcement agencies to identify, investigate and bring the perpetrators of this falsehood to book.”
He urged party faithful to remain vigilant and determined in the exercise of their franchise.
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