Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
As the Edo State governorship election draws near, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo has expressed his resentment over the rumours of alleged deployment of electoral officers from Kogi and Imo states to supervise the September 21 governorship election in the state, saying that he doesn’t have an oita of confidence in them.
Speaking in an interview, the frontline governorship candidate, Ighodalo turned down such move, saying that he does not have confidence in the capacity of electoral officers to conduct a free and fair election.
“We are hearing rumours that INEC wants to come to our election with officials from Imo and officials from Kogi.
“We will please implore INEC that we in Edo State want fresh officials from places that have run electoral processes that are free and fair and not places where polls have been questioned.
“I will please appreciate if INEC doesn’t bring Kogi officials or Imo officials into Edo State.”
On why he doesn’t want officials from the two states, he added: “Question marks have been placed on the processes in those two states. Edo State people are peace loving, they know light from darkness, so they don’t want any process that is going to be subverted or subversive.
“We want a level-playing field so that the wishes of the people of Edo State is realized on September 21.”