Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
BENIN CITY – The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended its party faithful for coming out enmass to support their governorship candidate Dr. Asue Ighodalo, ahead of September 21, governorship election.
This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the PDP Campaign Council’s Deputy Director General (Media and Publicity), Olu Martins in Benin.
The message said the massive show of support by the PDP faithful was an indication that the people of Edo were fed up with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country.
“We thank our Edo South brothers for the demonstration of massive organic love towards the candidate of our great party.”
“The solidarity/testing the microphone parade was just an agglomeration of three local governments of Oredo, Egor and Ikpoba-okha and speaks volumes about what the people think of our candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo.”
“For our detractors who say the mammoth crowd was a hired one, we wish them well. They can continue with their political masturbation for all we care.”
“After all, they can also attempt the same feat of ‘hiring’ a crowd only that they should also remember to hire the energy and joy that was in the air that day. Thank you to our party leaders and elders.”
“Thank you to our three contiguous Local Governments of Egor, Ikpoba-okha and Oredo. Thank you to the different volunteer groups and thanks to our very strong support base in the diaspora.
“Thank you our market women and men. Thank you to our physically challenged community and thank you to very many supporters who came out of their own volition without inducement or coercion.”
“Above all, we specifically thank God for giving us a clement weather to demonstrate our determination to have a better Edo.
“We had no accidents or mishaps, no breakdown of law and certainly no deaths. If at all, we had two infant births where both mothers have decided to name their children Asuerime,” Martins said.