Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated on Monday that the party’s motivation to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, stemmed from a provocative comment made by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki.
During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Obaseki described the election as a “do-or-die” affair, expressing concern that the people of Edo would be doomed if the APC regained control of the state. Ganduje explained that this remark galvanized APC supporters to vote overwhelmingly for their candidate, Monday Okpebholo.
Addressing journalists at the APC secretariat in Abuja, Ganduje said, “Even before the election, one side was already overheating the polity. He (Obaseki) said it was a ‘do-or-die’ election. But we said ‘No’; ours would be ‘do-and-succeed.’ Because if you die, who will introduce your successor? So, we are here to thank all stakeholders.”
