Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Thursday, met with former Kano State Governor and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Benin-City, as the Party launched its campaign in the state.
In a speech to journalists, Kwankwaso warned Nigerians against ethnic and religious politics.
He said, “Some people don’t even understand the realities on the ground today. Every Nigerian is looking for a way out. Nobody is waiting for a neighbour or any leader to say this is the way.
“Any party or candidate that comes out in the face of ethnicity or with the issue of religion, that party or candidate at the national level has failed in the election even before it starts.”
Kwankwaso, who was greeted by a large crowd of supporters in Uromi, officially launched the party’s Edo Central campaign Secretariat in the town.
He urged Edo residents to vote for the state’s senatorial candidate, Okoduwa Akhigbe, as well as other candidates.
Akhigbe boasted that he was still the candidate to beat in the upcoming senatorial election, noting that Nigerians were sick of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) (PDP).
He said: “You can see the NNPP is a party with a singular objective to rescue Nigeria; we are here with new and fresh ideas on a restoration mission to give our children the better future they deserve.
“It also affords us the opportunity to present my manifesto to our people. We will be leveraging on six levels to deliver this vision, titled the ‘Pestle Approach’, which includes Political Emancipation, Economic Revival, Prosperity and Empowerment, Social Advancement and Recognition, Environmental Sustainability and Legal Permanence and Gender Equality.”
He went on to say that the large turnout was a clear indication that the people of the senatorial district desired change, which could only be brought about by the NNPP.
Earlier, at the palace of Anslem Edenojie II, Ojuromi of Uromi Kingdom, Kwankwaso assured the royal father that if elected, insecurity, infrastructure collapse, and a bad economy would be a thing of the past.