By Cynthia Imade
Yesterday, the leading candidate in the Edo State gubernatorial election, Dr Asue Ighodalo, played host to the delegation of the European Union to Nigeria and Ecowas in his campaign office in Benin City, Edo State.
The meeting was at the request of the union to discuss with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Ighodalo, and his running mate, Bar Ogie Osarodion, as well as other stakeholders within the Party.
The delegates said their mission was for pre-election assessment purpose basically to, “gain a sense of how the preparations are coming along, issues that require the attention of international partners such as the EU both for the purpose of the ensuring that the elections are violent free and in our deployment planning.”
In his reaction, Ighodalo thanked the members of the delegation for coming and assured them his Party is ready for the election, which comes up September 21st, and that it has been conducting its issue-based campaigns within the ambit of the law, keenly following the instructions of the electoral regulatory body, the Independent National Electoral Commision, INEC. He used the opportunity to urge the Commission and the security forces to ensure they provide a level playing field for all the candidates; so the elections will be a true reflection of the will of Edo people.
