APC’s Okpebholo Avoids Media, Town Hall Engagements Due To Lack Of Capacity, Claims PDP
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that its candidate for the September 21, 2024, Edo State Governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, is actively campaigning and engaging with the people of Edo State on key issues leading up to the election.
In a statement by its national publicity secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP also alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, has been unable to present a meaningful campaign manifesto, ideas, or plans that would benefit the people of Edo State, which is why he remains disconnected from the electorate.
Ologunagba stated that while the PDP’s Ighodalo continues to present a comprehensive, people-focused, and development-oriented manifesto that reflects the aspirations of the people of Edo State across all sectors, the APC’s Okpebholo struggles with a notable lack of ideas and a poor understanding of the complex demands of governance.
The PDP spokesman added that their candidate is rallying the citizens around plans to sustain and enhance the state’s ongoing development, while the APC candidate has failed to connect with the people, having shown no capacity for effective governance.
“No wonder the APC candidate has been avoiding the media and town hall engagements with the people of Edo State.
“Such pathetic deficiency of ideas by the APC candidate further confirms the stand of the majority of the people of Edo State, including prominent members of the APC who have publicly stated that the APC candidate is unelectable and does not possess the required competence, capacity, experience and proficiency to govern.
“This lack of capacity explains why the APC candidate has largely remained quiet and uninspiring on the floor of the Senate and cannot point to any tangible development project he attracted to Edo State in his capacity as senator.
This pathetic situation is compounded by the issue of ineligibility and consequential disqualification of the APC candidate over alleged forgery of INEC voter card and birth documents.
“Nigerians now know the reason the APC governorship campaign in Edo State remains comatose, completely devoid of issues and unable to attract any serious attention from the voting population in the State.”
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