Chief of staff to Edo State governor, Hon Osaigbovo Iyoha, has described the victory of the People’s Democratic Party candidates in the last week state house of assembly election as victory over the forces of darkness who are bent on stagnating the Obaseki-led development in the state.
He lambasted former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole and the All Progressives Congress, describing them as the common enemies of the state.
He said the outcome of the election has put them to obscurity.
Iyoha spoke to newsmen in Benin while congratulating the PDP candidates and the party.
He also denied allegations in a petition that was filed against him by a Labour Party chieftain, Patrick Eholor, alleging him of electoral violence and malpractice.
“I want to use this opportunity to thank and congratulate our gallant party members and Edo people that voted massively for PDP state assembly candidates that won in last Saturday’s election in the state. The outcome was a clear demonstration of the acceptability of the party,” he stated.
Responding to allegations of electoral malpractices by the Labour Party chieftain, he said, “As far as I’m concerned, Eholor is a meddlesome interloper and rabble rouser that doesn’t deserve any attention. He has no reasons whatsoever to be at the collation centre he claimed he was attacked.
“His voting area is in Utoka in Ovia North East local government area. If he says voting was going and he voted at Utoka, what was he doing at Urokpota Hall? If he says I was inducing voters it means voting was still going on when there was no movement and he is supposed to be in Ovia so you can see he was lying from both sides of his mouth.
“I was the collation agent of my party because Eholor doesn’t have any business to be there. We didn’t not finish our collations at George Idah Primary school because there was no light so we had to come to Urokpota Hall.
“The common enemy are those that stole the mandate in the 25th presidential election and we thank God that we didn’t not have a repeat of that last weekend.”
