The Deputy Director-General of the Asue Ogie Campaign Management, Rev. Olu Martins, strongly denounced the rumor claiming that the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate for the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, had been disqualified from participating in the election.
Martin dismissed Ighodalo’s alleged disqualification by the Court of Appeal as “a fabricated story, unfounded, and malicious creation of the opposition’s deceptive minds.”
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In a statement released to the press in Benin, the campaign leader emphasized, “Contrary to the false information being spread by purveyors of deceit and propaganda, there has been no ruling from the Appeal Court disqualifying Dr. Asue Ighodalo, the PDP candidate, from the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.”
“The rudderless opposition, in a bid to divert attention from its total rejection by the people of Edo State, having seen through its unpreparedness for the election, had gone to town with fake news that Ighodalo has been disqualified. It’s not true. It’s fake news.
“We call on the good people of Edo State and the nation at large to disregard the fake news. This is criminal forgery and that is even putting it mildly.
“They are liars and propagandists. This is their trademark. They have nothing to offer the people of Edo State.
“Ighodalo remains a high-flying, bona fide candidate of the PDP and he is in the race for the election in 45 days’ time.
“Our candidate enjoys massive acceptance across all the three senatorial zones, and he is more than ready to lead Edo State as a chief servant to a new dawn of prosperity for all.”
On Monday, social media buzzed with reports that the Court of Appeal had made a ruling on interlocutory summons and other matters raised by the reinstated Edo State governor, Philip Shaibu, and others.
