Hon. Sunday Aghedo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ovia south west constituency, Edo state house of assembly has raised the alarm that the two Electoral Officers (EOs) deployed to conduct the supplementary election for the area have been allegedly compromised by Edo state Government with the sum of N5 million each.
Aghedo, who raised the alarm in a press statement on Thursday, said Obaseki has again shown his desperation to ensure that his party wins the constituency by every means possible.
He recalled that the Governor had ensured that some of the results for the March 18 polls in the APC strongholds were cancelled, he had also mobilised security agencies to work in favour of his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Aghedo stressed that the EOs have been given a marching order to ensure they deliver the candidate of the PDP during the supplementary election on Saturday.
According to him, “We have cried out severally on the unwholesome activities of the Governor to ensure that the will of the people is subverted and now he has come again by giving each of the EO N5 million to deliver the PDP candidate who presently occupies distance second position after the March 18 poll.
“Just on Wednesday, the same Governor had deployed a security team to Nikhorogha with the sole aim of keeping our strong supporters out of circulation on Saturday.
“We are not unaware of the next plan of Obaseki who is very much aware that his candidate is no march for me and my party that currently lead in the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“We don’t need special protection from the security agencies nor are we asking for INEC to favour us, all we request and demand is for a level playing field come Saturday.”