Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomole, has condemned
the decision of INEC to postpone the Saturday
September 10th governorship election in the state.
INEC yesterday postponed the election following an
advise from the police and DSS that the state was
under some security threats and thatit would be
unwise to hold an election under such circumstance.
INEC after initially refusing to heed the call, last
night agreed and shifted the election to Wednesday
September 28th.
Reacting to the postponement, Oshiomole on
Channels TV said:
"I was suprised like everybody. We had our
final rally on Tuesday. If I had an idea that
the election will be postponed, we would have
postponed our rally. The whole idea was to
bring our rally to a close so that we would
spend the remaining time dealing with the
issues of election logistically. My only issue is that for some reason, INEC fixed this election to coincide with WAEC examination". Oshiomole said the two weeks extension is too long
and that holding an election two days after the
coronation of the Oba of Benin is not wise. He
distanced the APC from having anything to do with
the postponement of the Election.
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