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Edo Election: PDP Mocks APC After Ize-Iyamu’s Campaign Collapse

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PDP has described the botched campaign of Ize-Iyamu as total rejection.
News Rain gathered that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described the botched grand finale campaign of the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate at the Saturday gubernatorial election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as a total rejection from his political party stalwarts.
The PDP on Thursday noted that the inability of the APC to hold their grand finale which was scheduled for Wednesday is a clear signal that the party has given up on the mandate of Ize-Iyamu.
PDP in a statement through its spokesperson, Kola Olgbodiyan said that “the APC and Ize-Iyamu have been weighed down and completely overwhelmed by the soaring popularity of Governor Godwin Obaseki across the state and had no option other than to abandon their campaign.
“We have been made aware that the APC campaign also collapsed under the weight of a bitter division within their ranks over alleged apprehensions of Ize-Iyamu’s possible disqualification due to unresolved legal issues surrounding his nomination; a development for which very influential APC leaders in Edo state, as well as APC governors, abandoned the campaign.
Ologbondiyan also State that “the final effort to lift Ize-Iyamu’s campaign with an underhand measure of hiding under the Micro-Enterprise Enhancement Scheme (MEES) to attempt to buy the conscience of voters fell flat as the people of Edo state were quick to see through the plot.
“Also, the campaign became frustrated as governors elected on the platform of APC  distanced themselves from the Ize-Iyamu campaign on the face of near-global sanctions on those undermining the nation’s electoral process.
“In any case, Ize-Iyamu and his APC failed in their design to hold a grand finale campaign as they have no message for the people of Edo state, particularly after Ize-Iyamu’s dismal performance at Sunday’s election debate, where Governor Obaseki displayed an exceptional presentation of his achievements and plans for the future.
“Our campaign indeed sympathizes with Ize-Iyamu for his rejection by members and leaders of his party, leading to the collapse of his campaign.”
The PDP statement in it’s concluded part mocked Ize-Iyamu by saying that “The PDP charged Ize-Iyamu to hold his political godfather, Adams Oshiomhole, responsible for his woes, adding, “we believe Ize-Iyami should take the next bold step and withdraw from the election.
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