Edo guber election: APC candidate votes, hopeful of victory

Sen. Monday Okpebholo, APC candidate for the governorship election in Edo on Saturday boasted that he would coast to a landslide victory in the election.

Okpebholo stated this shortly after he cast his vote at the unit 03, Ward 1, Uwessan in the Esan Central Local Government of the state.

The governorship hopeful said his co-contestant from the PDP, Asue Ighodalo, would not secure a single vote in his home polling unit.

According to him, the strong support from his community would leave no room for the opposition.

“PDP or whatever will not get one vote here because this is my home and my people love me,” he said.

The APC candidate commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its handling of the election process.

“What I’m seeing here is like a testimony that INEC is getting it right,” he remarked.

On security arrangements for the poll, the senator dismissed complaints that heavy security presence was intimidating.

“I know that everything they are saying is about security, that is hyping the situation.

“I mean nothing is happening. You can see! Nobody is fighting. No knockout, no stick of matches. So it’s just to scare people away from voting.

“You know Obaseki wanted to cause fire in Edo state but by the grace of God everything is moving perfectly,” he said.