Okowa Denies Oshiomole's Allegation, Restates Support For Edo PDP Guber Candidate

The executive Governor of Delta state, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi A. Okowa, has restated his support for the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidates in the Edo State gubernatorial election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and
dismissed the allegation of the Edo state Government that he
was recruiting thugs to undermine the Edo election as baseless
and indicative of loss of confidence of the APC-led government to
woo voters based on track records of its achievement.

In a release signed  by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor
Okowa, Mr. Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, in response to the allegation
by the Edo state government stated that it was preposterous for
the Edo state government to expect that Deltans would leave their
constituencies and embark on a wild goose chase of registering
to vote in Edo state.

The governor's spokesman noted that Edo state Government has also betrayed its ignorance of the workings of the Permanent Voter Card which
makes multiple registration impossible and asked the APC in the
state to restrict itself to issues rather than resort to name-calling.

“Governor Okowa is too refined to engage in such clandestine
activities to the extent of decimating his own support base by
encouraging his constituents to register in another state. What
becomes the fate of Delta political stakeholders who would rely
on the votes of those people in subsequent elections? He
queried.

“This is laughable and is gradually becoming a character of the
APC in Edo State to believe that it can scare opponents through
smear campaign.

The Governor declared publicly that he would support the PDP
candidate both morally and logistically to win the September 10,
2016 governorship election in Edo state and no amount of brow
beating would stop him”
The statement recalled Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s outburst,
some weeks ago, against the South PDP Governors for pledging
their support for the PDP in Edo state and wondered when it
became an offence to declare support for members of one’s
party. “Governor Oshiomhole boasted that he could win election
against Gov. Okowa in Delta state. Why is the edo state APC
getting fidgety for a mere declaration of support to the PDP
candidate by Governor Okowa.”

Governor Okowa called on the security agencies to intensify its
surveillance on all the electoral processes to ensure that those
who cry the wolves where there is none do not find a chink to rig
the polls.