Edo guber: Trouble for PDP as gov'ship candidate collapses ambition for APC's Okpebholo

• The Action Alliance (AAC) candidate, Tom Iseghhi-Okojie has stepped down from the September 21 Edo state governorship election race
• Okojie and his running mate dropped their ambition and declared support for APC candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, "in the interest of Edo state"
• The APC is hopeful that Okpebholo will take over from Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki who had earlier declared the Saturday poll a do-or-die affair

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

A few days before the September 21 Edo state governorship election, the Action Alliance (AA) candidate, Tom Iseghhi-Okojie, stepped down for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo.

APC’s Okpebholo receives major support from another governorship candidate ahead of the Edo election. Photo credit: Monday Okpebholo
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AA candidate collapses ambition for APC Okpebholo

Iseghhi-Okojie Okojie made this known at a press conference on Sunday, September 15.

He noted that the decision was based on his understanding that leadership is not about standing alone but about knowing when to join forces for the greater good of the people.

As reported by The Punch on Monday, September 16, Okojie who was joined by his running mate, Deaconess Mabel Onaiwu, and acting chairman of APC in the state, Jarrett Tenebe, said:

“I address you today with a deep sense of responsibility, hope, and determination for our beloved Edo state.”“Today, I am making a pivotal decision that I believe is in the best interest of our state. I have chosen to step down from the governorship race and collaborate with the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Monday Okpebholo.”

In his remarks, Tenebe noted that after eight years of PDP non-performance, the party opted for a possible collaboration with other parties to form a government of unity, adding that the AA candidate’s joining forces with the APC was one of those arrangements.

He added that governance is about empathy, noting that anyone without empathy cannot be an instrument of development.

The Sun newspaper and The New Telegraph confirmed the report in their latest publication.

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• FULL LIST: Candidates contesting in Edo 2024 guber election and their parties
• VP Shettima storms Edo for APC gov'ship campaign finale, video emerges
• Edo APC’s Okpebholo promises ‘insecurity’ during campaign rally, corrected himself

Edo guber: Obaseki declares poll a do or die affair

In a related development, Legit.ng reported the governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, declared the coming governorship election in the state “a do-or-die affair”.

Speaking at the PDP grand finale rally in Benin City, Obaseki berated Senator Oshiomhole, his predecessor.

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