Elections
Edo State Will Burn If Ighodalo Is Not Declared Winner – NLC Chair
With just 10 days to the Edo gubernatorial election, Odion Olaye, chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo state, has sparked a controversy after he declared that the state will burn if Asue Ighodalo of the PDP does not emerge winner of the election.
In a viral video, the NLC chairman said this while campaigning in Egor, Benin City for Ighodalo. He equally assured supporters of victory.
He predicted that Egor will be won by PDP, adding that the state “will burn” if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to declare Ighodalo winner of the poll.
“I want to assure you that PDP, our party, is going to win Egor 80 percent come 21st of this month and on 22nd of this month, they must declare Asue Ighodalo the winner.
“If they refuse to do that, Edo state will burn,” he said in the video.
His comments follows allegations and counter allegations by parties.
In one of the scenarios, the state PDP Chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, said it has uncovered plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use fake INEC staff who would be posing as technical staff to tamper with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
However, Media Director of APC Campaign Council, Prince Kassim Afegbua, quickly dismissed the allegation.
See some reactions to Olaye’s comment on social media, below:
EvilMerodack(m) reacted: “Sad! PDP is the worst thing to ever happen to this country. They corrupted the system so bad that they indirectly taught every other groups, parties and people how to cheat and still publicly brag about it.
“PDP isn’t even in power, yet they still successfully turned NLC into one of their wing-men. This statement from the NLC guy is very undemocratic.”
by Antoeni(m) said: “This Odion Olaye is President of NURTW Edo State Chapter, A Labourous Thug.”
Antoeni(m) opined: “That Means If Eventually PDP Wins Edo State, NLC President Joe Ajaero Will Rot in Prison.”
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