By our reporter| President Muhammadu Buhari is excited at the prospects of the ruling All Congress Party and is committed to a free and fair governorship election in Edo State, former Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomhole quoted the President as saying this when the duo met at the Presidential Villa on Monday.
Oshiomhole said he also briefed the President on happenings in Edo State and quoted Buhari as saying that anyone who engages in unlawful activities before during and after the Edo polls will face the law.
“The President is excited at the prospect of having a free and fair election devoid of violence and the fact that the laws are clear; when people misuse firearms, the laws are clear as to what should be done,” the former Edo governor told reporters after the meeting.
According to him, President Buhari has always emphasised that the rights of voters be respected.
“His attitude is clear, Nigerian electorates, their rights must always be respected and anybody using unlawful weapons; violence to intimidate the electorate, the President will never support such courses,” he explained. “And on that, we are together.”
He added that “It does not matter the party anybody belongs to, the laws are the same.”
Oshiomhole also decried the tensed atmosphere in Edo State in the leadup to the governorship polls.
“I have run elections as the governor of Edo State three times, and there was no violence,” but wondered what “has changed now that the people have suddenly started talking about violence?”
The Edo State governorship election is scheduled to hold on September 19, and analysts believe it will be a straight battle between incumbent governor Godwin Obaseki of the PDP and pastor Osaze Ize-Iyamu of the ruling APC.
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