Edo PDP Fumes Over Okpebholo’s Campaign For Tinubu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Edo State was on Friday fuming over the decision of Governor Monday Okpebholo to kick off campaign for a second term for President Bola Tinubu.

In a statement made available to GWG.ng, the PDP in Edo State said the decision by the governor to initiate the election campaign for Tinubu was not just poor judgment but against the laws of the land.

GWG.ng reports that the Edo governor had while receiving a member of the House of Assembly who defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC had signalled his determination to start the campaign for a second term for President Tinubu.

Responding to the plans, the PDP, through a statement issued by its spokesman, Chris Nehikhare said:

“We read with concern and disappointment the reckless statement by Senator Monday Okpebholo, where he declared to have “kick-started” the campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, in his continuous schemings to hoodwink the President and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“We want to unequivocally state that his comments and actions are in direct contravention of Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, which explicitly states that, “The period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 150 days before polling day and end 24 hours prior to that day.”

“It is troubling and deeply embarrassing that Okpebholo, who should be a custodian of the rule of law, is kicking off campaigns nearly two years ahead of the legally allowed period. This is not only illegal but also sets a dangerous precedent for abuse of power and disrespect for our Constitution and constitutional democracy.

“Even more laughable is Okpebholo’s boastful claim that he will deliver Edo State to President Tinubu in 2027. This is the same man who could not secure a victory for himself during the last gubernatorial election, who lost convincingly at the poll and has since then, along with his allies, been fighting tooth and nail, resorting to all sorts of illegalities and machinations to suppress the truth and sustain the electoral heist of September 21, 2024.”

GWG.ng reports that the Election Tribunal had recently upturned the claims of the PDP with its judgment that the APC won the election.

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