Ahead of September 19 governorship election, Oba of Benin, the Edo state Council of Traditional Rulers and chiefs urged eligible voters in the state to come out enmasse and vote the candidate of their choice without fear.
The council in its quarterly meeting, presided over by its chairman, Oba Ewuare II, also resolved to intensify prayers and traditional means to ensure absolute peace before, during and after election.
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The council commended the Benin monarch, for calling on the two main political gladiators to eschew violence, saying the peace pact had started yielding positive outcome across the state.
The council also warned traditional rulers to remain neutral before, during and after the election adding that the palace has no candidate in an election.
‘Azeigbemi remains Edo PDP Chairman’
Meanwhile, the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the rumoured resignation of its chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, as fake news and a hoax.
The party urged Edo people to ignore the shenanigans of the APC and come out en masse to re-elect the PDP’s candidate on election day.
Speaking with journalists, the media aide to governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, described the rumour as the fabrication of members of the opposition parties.
“For emphasis, the chairman of the PDP in Edo State, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, has not resigned from the PDP.
“He is committed to leading the party to victory, come September 19, with the party’s standard bearer, Governor Godwin Obaseki.
It would be recalled that the social media was awash on Thursday with news of resignation of the state PDP chairman.
