The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, who recently defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared lawlessness in his former party was responsible for his dumping the party.
The governor, during the flag off of his campaign in Benin City, promised not to return to the lawless ways of the APC.
He told the crowd of supporters that, “We left them because of their lawlessness. We will not, no matter how provoked, resort to the same lawlessness. I want to thank you and assure you that God has given us the victory.”
The governor promised to transform Edo State, thus leading to the transformation of the country.
He averred that his performance was responsible for his easy victory as the candidate of the PDP.
He said, “This mandate that has been given to us is simple. What you (PDP) are saying as a party is, we like what you have done in the last four years, please go back and continue and improve on what you have done.
“In the last four years, we put our people first. Nothing else matters more than our people even though that put us in trouble. But we didn’t care because the voice of our people is the voice of God.
“Because we were working for our people, God Almighty has supported us. That is why we are here today because what has happened to us in the politics of this country can best be described as miraculous.
“We stood up, courageous, believing in God and believing in our people, believing in ourselves. We fought and God searched our hearts and saw that all we were doing was for Him and the people of Edo, so He stood by us.”
The governor promised to unveil his reelection programme – Make Edo Great Again (MEGA) soon.
