Edo Guber: APC candidate, running mate ‘II win based on their performance – Sen. Urhoghide
From Tony Osauzo, Benin
The Director General of All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Organization, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, yesterday, gave reason why the party’s candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo and his running mate, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, would win the September 21st governorship election in Edo State.
He said the performance of the duo at the Senatorial district and Constituency, would propel the party to victory in the election and described as uncomplimentary comments by the oppositions that the APC candidate is incompetent and lacks capacity.
The Director General who spoke during a chat with journalists in Benin City, stated that Okpebholo’s ability to assemble competent hands to pilot the party into victory during his contest for the Senate, speaks volume to the candidate’s high level of administrative competence.
Consequently, he said the partyâs candidate and his running mate will win clean and square based on their track records, dismissing allegation from the opposition camps that the APC is relying on âfederal might’ to win the election
“It is very uncomplimentary for anybody to say that our candidate is incompetent. I think it is too early in the day for anybody to say who is incompetent or not. Even anybody who is a dunce and can put eggheads together means that person has administrative competence.
“It is a good thing that our candidate had contested election in Edo Central senatorial district and had secured the mandate of the people and won. So, as a candidate, I think it is a lot easier in addition to what he has done and it is quite auspicious the time he has indicated interest to contest for the governorship.
“For Edo North, the APC as a party has been able to secure the mandate of the people through Senator Adams Oshiomhole, so in a way if you look at it Edo South complimenting Edo Central and North, the party enjoys popularity for the governorship.
“His running mate is the incumbent member of the House of Representatives from Ovia and he is doing his second term. Our candidates vis-a-vis the party, they are enjoying popularity in their different constituencies so the party is prepared more than any other candidates in the contest.
Commenting on the issue of federal might Sen. Urhoghide said, “It has always been a recurring thing people talk about. What is the ‘federal might’ going to do with the election? The former President Muhammadu Buhari is an APC man, I went to the Senate as a PDP, the governor in my state was APC, but the federal might did not stop me from going to the Senate.
“When I finished my tenure in 2019, I was asking for renewal, the governor then was Adams Oshiomhole.
APC put up a formidable candidate in the person of Hon Samson Osagie against me and they lost and I won. The eight years I was in the senate, Buhari was there, we are going to do this election on the basis of merit and we are going to see that our candidates win based on what they have done”, he said.
