Ondo guber: NNPP candidate Edema upbeat on victory, rules out APC, PDP  

 

The candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for the November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo state, Hon Gbenga Edema, has expressed confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct an election devoid of manipulations.

Edema, who expressed confidence of victory in the polls, said the people of Ondo state were tired of APC’s misrule under Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and would give their support to the NNPP through their votes.

Edema spoke in Abuja on the sideline of NNPP’s 7th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. 

He said NNPP had the grassroots support across the 18 local government areas in the state, adding that his party is the new bride in Ondo. 

He added that the people of Ondo state were ready to stand by their votes and would vote for NNPP because both the APC and the PDP have failed and have nothing to offer to the people.

“I don’t have problem with INEC. As far as I’m concerned, INEC cannot manufacture votes. And if people are talking about rigging elections, you can only rig where you’re unpopular. The people of Ondo State want us and they are going to stand by their votes. They have that as their pedigree.

Speaking on the popularity of the NNPP in Ondo state, the governorship candidate said, “Some six months ago you may say maybe we are not as this popular. But today, the people of Ondo state are hungry. They don’t like the party in government. They don’t even like the personality of the governor who’s being there for nine months now and nothing has changed.

“So, APC is out of it and PDP that would have been the alternative is also out of it. We are the Third Force. We used to be a dark horse but we are no longer a dark horse as far as Ondo State governorship election is concerned.”