Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholor has vowed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in Edo State.
Okpebholor in an interview captured in a viral video vowed to resign if the outcome of the 2027 election does not favour the president in Edo State.
According to him, the entire people in Edo State are ready to vote for the president, citing projects that his (Okpebholor) administration executed since the All Progressives Congress, APC took over the state.
He claimed that there is no opposition in the state, stressing that everyone is supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said, “There is no opposition here in Edo everybody is for Asiwaju in this state.
“Tinubu is more popular than me in Edo state. If he doesn’t win the presidential election in Edo in 2027, I will resign as governor. I am telling you. I am the one telling you.”
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The Governor dismissed the opposition, particularly supporters of forme Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He contended that Obaseki’s record would prevent his political return:
“You cannot scam Edo and come back here… His poor record will not make him to come.”
Okpebholo attributed Tinubu’s guaranteed victory to federal infrastructural projects, such as flyovers and road constructions, which he claimed are highly cherished by Edo residents. He also dismissed the relevance of the Labour Party in the state’s current political structure.
Describing his own political style, Governor Okpebholo stated: “My style is not thuggery. It is grassroots. You don’t see me with elites; you see me with ordinary people on the streets.”