Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has appealed to voters to massively participate in the September 19, 2020 election without fear of harassment or intimidation as President Buhari has assured him of a free, credible, and peaceful election in the state.

The Governor made the appeal and gave the assurance weekend while addressing party faithful during his reelection campaign rally in Ovia Southwest Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

According to Obaseki, “President Buhari has assured me that the Edo election will be peaceful. There will be peace in Edo; don’t be intimidated by the opposition, before, during, and after the election. “They are not more than us in number; vote and make sure your vote counts. Stay back in your polling units to ensure they count your vote in your presence.

“To start with, after my reelection, I will construct the Udo access road, the Ofunama Road and the Nikorogha Road. The construction of these roads was hindered by godfathers who were disturbing me to share taxpayers’ money for their selfish interests.

“The forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state is about setting me free from the hands of those godfathers who never meant well for Edo people.

“These godfathers were hounding me over money meant for Edo’s development, they never wanted me to work for the people. Even with them on me, I still spread infrastructural projects across the state. Imagine me as governor without any godfather.

“Your turnout today is an indication that you are going to vote massively for the PDP, and when I return as governor, I will construct more roads, extend electricity to you, build more schools and employ and train more teachers from this locality.”

Also speaking at the occasion was the Deputy Director-General of Edo State PDP Campaign Council, Mr. Gideon Ikhine, who charged the electorate to take caution and report strange faces in their communities to the security agencies.

Mr. Ikhine, however, joined voice with Gov. Obaseki as he also enjoined the people to come out en masse on September 19, 2020, to vote for the PDP so as to return the governor to the office to continue with his administration’s programmes and policies for the benefit