Edo election: Kick in the teeth for APC

Way back in June of this year, as the plot to thwart the All Progressives Congress Governor Godwin Obaseki’s quest for a second term in office thickened, this column sounded a warning to his then part

y: “Let me say again, categorically, that Oshiomhole is a spent force in the APC politics…” It went further: “Let me make a prediction for the Edo and Ondo primaries and subsequent elections later this year. Barring a major electoral malfeasance, the APC will lose both if they force the incumbents out at the primaries…” .

Lest no one be in doubt, money talks rather loudly in all politics, in all countries. It is particularly so in our own political environment. Did the APC and the PDP spend billions of naira in direct inducement for votes in the just concluded election in Edo State? That is not even a question; it is a given. The Edo election demonstrates the influence of money, but also its limitations.

The margin of Obaseki’s victory itself, speaks volumes . He won 13 out of the 18 local government areas in the state, including Iguododo in Orhionmwon, the local government area of his chief opponent, Ize-Iyamu, who has graciously conceded defeat. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , has been swift in issuing his own congratulatory message to the victor: “I have consistently advocated free and fair elections in the country because it is the bedrock of true democratic order.

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