The Acting State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emperor Jaret Tenebe, has said that the party is determined to win the 21 September governorship election in the state.
Tenebe stated this whilst briefing journalists on the outcome of the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC), of the party with its 29 aspirants.
He disclosed that the committee headed by Professor Julius Ihonvbere to prune down the number of aspirants from 29 was on the advice of the national leadership of the party.
Commenting on the forthcoming guber election, Tenebe sent out a strong message to the PDP and Governor Godwin Obaseki, warning that the election would not be “business as usual”.
According to him, “We all are aware of what took place during the general elections, most especially the State Assembly election and the local government election thereafter. We know what the state government did in the election.
“Just this morning we were at the INEC headquarters in Benin to receive the certificate of return of one of our honourable members that won but was rugged out of that election.
“I want to send a clear message to Governor Godwin Obaseki that it will not be business as usual. Me as a person and as a party, we don’t want problems.
“In APC, we will come up with a candidate that will win the Election and turn the fortune of the state to what each and every person desires. We will do everything possible to ensure that the election will be free and fair and we will come out victorious in that election.
“We are very desperate to win the election because the state is in decay. Governor Godwin Obaseki and his semblance have to be booted out of Osadebe Avenue”, Tenebe said.
