The PDP National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship election has condemned the despicable attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hide under the guise of disbursement of the Micro Enterprise Enhancement Scheme (MEES) to swindle the people of Edo state and violate their conscience ahead of the September 19 election.
In a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Secretary says the desperate resort to such underhand measure has further exposed the fact that the APC has lost confidence in the ability of its, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to command any genuine vote on Saturday, but added that such illicit and scandalous enterprise avails nothing, as the people of Edo state cannot be bought.
Kola Olgbondiyan describes the move as a criminal and shameful attempt to entice the people and buy their conscience is an unpardonable insult to the sensibilities of the good people of Edo state.
PDP said Such a corrupt approach has further wrecked the integrity of the APC and its candidate and distanced which distanced them more from Edo voters.
Kola Ologbondiyan said the APC, in its desperation, is trying to use the Micro Enhancement Scheme to introduce diabolic measures and derail the electoral process.
“The plan by the APC is that the unsuspecting participants, who will be promised sums of money to assist in compromising the election, will be abandoned after their voter’s cards have been collected and left to their fate when apprehended”
The Statement said the PDP Campaign however commends the leaders and citizens of Edo state, in various communities for condemning and rejecting the plot by the APC to buy the people and compromise the sanctity of the election.
They also urge the people of Edo state to remain at alert as well as continue to reject and report any attempt by the APC to compromise them with financial or material inducement.
Kola Ologbondiyan says the people of Edo must ensure that they did not release their voter cards, personal pictures, or lists of persons in their communities, churches, mosques, and other groups to anybody ahead of Saturday’s election.
Moreover, the PDP campaign counsels the APC and Ize-Iyamu to withdraw from the election instead of resorting to underhand measures, since it is clear that nothing, not even violence, lies, monetary inducement, and their endless shenanigans can make the people of Edo state change their resolve to re-elect Governor Godwin Obaseki on Saturday.
