The governor of Edo state, Monday Okpebholo, has claimed that Peter Obi won in the state during the 2023 presidential election, because of the failure of the previous administration.
Accordinf to him, Obi does not have the capacity to win the state in 2027.
Speaking on Channel Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Okpebholo also reaffirmed his earlier pledge to deliver 2.5 million votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next general election.
He argued that growing public support for the president and the ruling All Progressives Congress would translate into electoral gains in Edo State.
“Peter Obi defeated (Tinubu) last time because the governor was not working. The governor then was not working,” he said, attributing the 2023 outcome to what he described as governance failure at the time.
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Okpebholo further dismissed concerns about the feasibility of his 2.5 million vote projection, maintaining that support for Tinubu was evident among residents.
“You were on the street. Nobody told them we were coming. People were leaving their houses. And that is the vote. That’s how the vote is going to translate,” he said.
