Speaking on an aired TVC broadcast on Tuesday, Tinubu urged the electorates of Edo State not to vote for Obaseki, the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the upcoming September 19 gubernatorial election.

“I want to appeal to you to reject Godwin Obaseki in this coming election. I have suffered, with many others, to bring about this democratic regime that today we are enjoying in the country. Then, Godwin Obaseki didn’t participate in any aspect of the struggle to enshrine democracy in the country. Therefore, he could not understand the pains associated with the democratic struggle”, Tinubu said.

He further described Obaseki as a dictator, who disregarded the rule of law and his constituents during his tenure by preventing 14 of the 24 elected members of the state assembly from being sworn in.

Many Nigerians have called Tinubu a hypocrite, who uses the veneer of democracy to expand his political gains.

The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Strategic Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, has said Tinubu cannot extend his political reach to Edo state because the people are determined to end godfatherism.

In response to Tinubu’s inciting remarks, he issued a statement, saying, “He should take note that Edo people do not yield their will, liberty, and power of choice to oppressive figures because they are perceived to have economic and political means”.

Tom Ikimi, the former minister of Foreign Affairs, has told Tinubu that his cash-laden ‘bullion vans’ cannot buy the election. He further stated that Tinubu did not have a lot of money back in 1999 but is now an alleged billionaire, suggesting that the source of his wealth is through his shady political ties. “You carry money in trucks all over the place to disfigure democracy and you are preaching democracy”, he added.

One Prince Zephaniah commented that Nigerians were now awake to the vices of Tinubu. “We saw the democratic struggle that turned him (Tinubu) to Lagos landlord. The generation that was deceived in this country is dead. You can’t deceive this generation again.”

For Ben Adeleye, Tinubu is simply a selfish and greedy fellow because he supported Obaseki when he was a member of APC. But now that he has switched to PDP, Tinubu wants the people to reject him.

As Saturday approaches, tensions are high in the state. That day will determine the future of Edo state for the next four years.

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