The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, insists that his fallout with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will not hurt the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party to emerge victorious in Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Wike was one of the figureheads that worked for Obaseki’s victory against Adams Oshiomhole-backed candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in 2020.
Having fallen out politically with Obaseki after the 2020 election, Wike has vowed not to support his candidate, Asue Ighodalo, come Saturday.
But speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Obaseki who was asked how worried he is about Wike’s position this time around, said that Edo people are wise enough to decide whom to for by themselves.
“He (Wike) came to get Edo people to vote for me, right? Wow! Edo people are not that dumb, they know who to vote for,” Obaseki said.
“They don’t require the services of an outsider to make their decisions. Edo people will make their decisions this time because they know what they want.”
The governor said he does not regret falling out with some of his political associates including Oshiomhole, Philip Shaibu among others. He said that some politicians are not happy with him because he has used money from government’s revenues to solve peoples’ needs.