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Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the electorate in the state refused to elect the candidate of Godnor Godwin Obaseki in Saturday’s election because they know Obaseki is not an achiever. According to him, all Obaseki knows how to do is to speak English without being down to earth with development. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE
“The people have decided that Monday who was elected last year as a senator, has been elected; and now has been declared the governor-elect. They now understand if a man can speak like the King of England, but can’t build classrooms and their children are sitting on the floor, where is the value of the English?” Oshiomhole said on Channels Television as he defended the election of the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Monday Okpebholo as the next governor.
Obaseki’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, came second in the poll, which the party is, however, contesting in court.
On other issues on the election, Oshiomhole said: “No, the acting chairman of PDP talked about defending votes with his blood, because Edo people will sacrifice their blood for anybody.
“We subscribe to President Jonathan’s school which says the election of even a president is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. And you have the PDP national chairman who is acting with all the crises around the status talking about bloodbath for election.
“You have Obaseki, I watched him on Channels insisting it was do-or-die. And when you asked him, he said, if they did, then they would be d£ad. Now the people have done it. I guess he is politically d£ad.
“If you have signed millions of MoUs, brought all manner of consultants, even though you are one of the consultants anyways. The hospital that was built by Governor Oshiomhole you converted it to a private hospital. You ran it by consultants and only the rich can go there. The poor have been forbidden from going there. You demolished the other side of the hospital and replaced it with a museum. You think the poor are stupid?”....For More READ THE FULL STORY ▶▶
