In a statement made during the APC South-South conference in Calabar, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, confidently declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State will emerge victorious in the forthcoming governorship election scheduled for September 2024.
Akpabio urged APC members from Edo State to intensify their efforts to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the upcoming governorship poll.
Emphasizing the significance of the upcoming election, Akpabio encouraged party members, saying, “For those of you from Edo State and any part of the South-South region, the election that is coming up in September 2024, you all must head towards Edo, both in prayers and everything. We have to because we are going to defeat Obaseki.”
Furthermore, Akpabio reassured the APC governorship candidate for the Edo election, stating, “Our brother, Senator Monty, you’re not just the hope of Edo; you’re the hope of the APC in the South-South zone. We will support you to succeed.”
Looking beyond Edo State, the Senate President promised that the region will have a second governor soon, providing assurance to Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State that he will no longer be isolated.
Addressing Governor Otu, Akpabio stated, “Your Excellency, Governor Otu, your days of loneliness are over. Today, we have a governor in Cross River State who’s showing direction in terms of performance. It’s not about talk. It’s about what you are able to do. The people will only judge you by what you put on the ground.”