Obaseki Plans to Use Vigilante to Intimidate Voters - APC

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.....it's a lie, APC have nothing to tell Edo people again - Nehikhare 


By Lucky Isibor 


The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the Governor Godwin Obaseki led Edo State government to use members of the Edo State Vigilante Network to intimidate and harass its supporters during Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections. 
In a statement by the party and signed by the state publicity secretary of the party, Peter Uwadiae Igbinigie (Esq) and made available to newsmen in Benin City, noted that the Electoral Act 2022 forbids the use of vigilante for election security adding that only the Police is approved for election security duties. 

According to the statement, "This is to bring to the notice of the general public, the clandestine and sinister move by the Governor of Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki to use Edo State Vigilante Network to Intimidate, harass and cause mayhem during and after the elections particularly in the rural areas of the state. 

"It must be noted with serious concern that the Electoral Act 2022 did not and never envisage the use of vigilante personnel for security duties during elections. For the avoidance of doubt, the only security agents contemplated in the Act for security duties during elections is the Police. 

"In the circumstance, we abhor any act(s) capable of disrupting the elections and we therefore urge the Police and other sister agencies to ensure that these unholy designs of the Governor is curtailed as we shall not fail to resist any deliberate move by the Governor to scuttle and cause mayhem during these elections with these Edo Vigilante personnel".

But in a swift reaction, the Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare while denying the allegation wondered why Edo State government would be intimidating Edo people that will vote for the PDP in the presidential and National Assembly elections, noting that the APC knows it has lost the election as a result of the untold hardship they've foisted on Nigerians. 

Nehikhare said the APC has started to mourn over their electoral failure as they have nothing to tell Edo people again.

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