Count PDP and Edo Government Out....Ask APC to Look inwards - Chris Nehikhare

By Osajie Simeon

The attention of the Edo state chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn on the recent destruction or damage to billboard of Action Progressives Congress (APC) in some parts of Benin metropolis.

In a press release issue and signed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chris Nehikhare exenorated the PDP and Edo state government from the destruction or damage to APC billboard.

The PDP SPS said: "In a desperate attempt to change the narrative, the APC vuvuzelas have gone to town making frivolous and unsubstantiated allegations against the PDP and the State Government over the destruction or damages to their billboards. We condemn the act."

The SPS however advise APC to look inwards and said that it is common knowledge the APC as a party is seriously divided, populated by known thugs and brigands in the many factions that exist within the party.

"Edo people have not forgotten how they resorted to bombing each others residences as they battled for their gubernatorial ticket. Edo people have not forgotten the treachery, blackmail, threats and counter threats employed to arrive at their predetermined candidate.

"We are indeed surprised that a party made up of characters that throw bombs at each other at will, shoot at their party members while they are holding meetings, exported to other states to rig elections and is lagging behind in an independent opinion poll it conducted itself would contemplate that PDP or its Government would pay attention to its posters or billboards without messages and want them destroyed or damaged. On the contrary! The quality of the messaging on their billboards exposes APC as empty and having nothing to offer or motivate Edo people.

Chris Nehikhare emphasized that PDP and Edo State Government cannot bring itself so low and engaged the party loyalists to the destruction of billboard. 

"We will concentrate on our agenda of Resetting Edo for a better and brighter tomorrow and not loose sleep over the rantings of a political ant the APC has become" the statement concluded.