Edo 2024: PRP Candidate Laments Vote Buying 

Edo 2024: PRP Candidate Laments Vote Buying

By Adesuwa Louisa

The governorship candidate of People’s Redemption Party (PRP) in the just concluded September 21st Edo gubernatorial election, Patience Ndidi Ofure Key has said the election, which should have been a moment of hope, and a step forward for the people of Edo, was tragically marred by manipulation, vote-buying, and outright rigging.

She made the statements when addressing Journalists in Benin city. She said the people of Edo State have been so deeply impoverished by decades of mismanagement that many now believe selling their votes is a solution to their immediate hunger.

The PRP candidate added that, the consequences of vote buying and selling is not just a crime, it is a deliberate act of self-sabotage.

She said, “The APC, known for its notorious electoral manipulations, once again showed its expertise in rigging elections while the PDP, whose candidate, the current chairman of Edo State’s Economic Council, has failed woefully to add any real value to the state’s economy over the past years, had no moral standing to even contest.

“The LP candidate secured his nomination through blatant vote-buying, making a mockery of the democratic process and further undermining the already fragile integrity of our electoral system.

“What we witnessed was not a democratic election; it was a rigged, rigger, riggerest, biggest show of corruption and electoral malpractice that does not represent the will of the people of Edo State.”

“It is evident that APC, PDP, and LP do not mean well for the people of Edo State. They have consistently robbed us of our future, leaving behind a legacy of bad roads, dilapidated schools, broken healthcare systems, and rampant unemployment.

“The hardship inflicted on Nigerians, particularly on the most vulnerable, is a signature of the APC’s incompetence and lack of vision. The same is true for the PDP, whose history of failed leadership mirrors that of the APC.

“The PDP in Edo State has done nothing but continue the cycle of poverty and suffering, leaving our people in a perpetual state of deprivation. Their policies have done nothing to create real progress for the people. Both the APC and PDP are two sides of the same coin together, they are the destroyers of our democracy and the hopes of our people.

“These parties have worked hand in hand to impoverish our nation and our state, leaving us with broken roads, dilapidated schools, a dysfunctional healthcare system, and skyrocketing unemployment. Their candidates represent nothing more than a continuation of the status quo – a system built to serve the interests of a few while the masses suffer.

“But I remind you today, as your sister, daughter, and as your fellow citizen, that we hold the power to change our narrative. Power belongs to the people, and we must realize that our input is necessary for the transformation of Edo State.”