Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Oyegun has told the Edo electorate to come out enmass on September 19 and vote for any candidate of their choice whom they consider would best safeguard their interests and render inclusive governance.
Chief Oyegun who was reacting to a statement which claimed that he spoke on the dwindling fortunes of APC, denied making any such statement for or against the party or any other party, adding that the allegation could only come from “sick minds and desperate persons of criminal orientation”.
He however clarified his stand on the coming governorship poll in the state: “My views and statement on the Edo State political situation have been consistent. I strongly advised against the mistreatment of Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki by the late unlamented National Working Committee, NWC, of the APC and his subsequent forced exit from the APC. Governor Obaseki stood bravely for the dignity and pride of his people and in the process suffered unacceptable indignities.
In the matter of who governs Edo State, the people are sovereign and no individual individual or group, whatever their status can decide on their behalf. I sand with the people of Edo State and urge them to come out massively to exercise their democratic rights. They should vote for good governance, common decency, principled leadership, especially in the political arena and the protection of their vital democratic rights. They should, be their votes, make clear that it is their right to choose their Governor and nobody else’s! There is no room for ‘fence sitters’
