Most Edos, from anywhere in the world, will tell you that if you are a critic of Godwin Obaseki, the response you receive from anybody near you with an opposite view is borderline abusive. It’s aggressive. They will accuse you of not seeing the things he is doing and that you do not love Edo state. They do not tell you in a nice way. They will look for a way to convince you what he did was right. You cannot blame them, they love GO, but in Edo 2024 we observe and all the cracks they subdued are now blowing out in spectacular fashion.
This trend started when Godwin Obaseki hired 200 SSAs in Edo 2020. The damage they did bullying people’s opinions online transcended to real life and has become the character of GO supporters since then. They created a cult like status around GO, similar to the fan worship of Taylor Swift or Beyonce. When things go bad at this stage it becomes very hard to fix and that is the state of the PDP in Edo state today. Fractious.
APC on the other hand are taking a massive gamble with their candidacy. Edo 2024 for APC seems like a mission to stop GO rather than winning the state. The majority of the people that defected from APC to PDP in 2020 with GO can see this gamble, however, they have decided that in Edo 2024, it is better to return to APC than sticking with the PDP under GO.
The Labour party does not have any problems, their challenge was “Zoning” only.
So, here’s 5 reasons why the Labour Party under Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata can now win Edo 2024
- Defections of Loyalists: Most PDP members who accused others of “money sharing ambitions” have defected to meet the people they are accusing.
- A Lack of Responsibility: The two main parties PDP & APC are now shooting at each other today and threatening to burn down Nigeria. No one is taking responsibility.
- Court Judgements: The two main parties PDP & APC are now in and out of court seeking for judgements against each other.
- Reconciliation Mechanism Exhausted: The two main parties PDP & APC are both indicating they will not back down or reconcile in Edo 2024
- Labour has a Solid Candidate: Edos know Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata is a very capable candidate. He has no record in governance and no defections and looks attractive to both PDP & APC to work with if they cannot settle their differences.
Labour can smell an Edo victory due to GO’s Status and APC’s gamble, however, its 57 days to go. Olumide Akpata is in London on 26 July 2024. Let’s come out and meet this man ourselves. See you there.
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