Edo Decides: Oshiomhole Debunks Vote-buying Allegation Against APC

• PDP’s Ighodalo wins polling unit

Former Governor of Edo State and Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says allegations that the All Progressives Congress (APC) stock-pilled money to buy votes in the governorship election in the state are quite laughable.

Senator Oshiomhole, who spoke to journalists after casting his vote at Iyamho, Ward 10 Unit 01 in Estako West Local Government Area of Edo State, said; It is laughable when I heard this kind of allegation.”

Asking a rhetorical question, the former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, retorted; “You have been here before I came. Did you see anywhere where they are sharing money?

The former governor, who noted that the voting went on peacefully, denied allegation of vote-buying, saying; “People turned out in large numbers to vote for us because they wanted good government. During our campaign, people came out to see me not because I wanted to give them something but because of what I have done for them while I was in the office as the governor.

“All structures that I have put in place 12, 13 years ago are still there but the ones put up by the present administration, in one year, they are washed off. So our people have seen the difference.

“Some people do tell me that since I left the government, they haven’t seen the real presence of the government in their communities.”

Oshiomhole commended voters in the senatorial district for coming out en mass to cast their vote for the candidate of their choice.

He expressed happiness that there has not been any report of violence from anywhere across the state, as the election was ongoing.

PDP Wins First Polling Unit 

As results of the Edo gubernatorial poll start rolling in, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo has emerged victorious at the polling unit in Idumuoka Primary Health Centre of Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State.

According to the result declared at the polling unit, Ighodalo polled 104 votes to defeat Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 34 votes while Olumide Akpata of Labour Party picked up four votes to come a distant third.