PDP mocks APC, Okpebholo over failure to articulate manifesto

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has mocked the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its candidate in the Edo State Governorship Election scheduled for September 21, Senator Monday Okpebholo, over allegedly failing to articulate his manifesto.

In contrast, the PDP said its flagbearer, Dr. Asue Ighodalo is campaigning and engaging the people of Edo State on issues ahead of the election.

National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement, yesterday, said: “The PDP mocks the candidate of the disoriented APC, Monday Okpebholo, for failing to articulate any purposeful campaign manifesto, ideas or plan that can benefit the people of Edo State; the reason he remains alienated from the electorate.

“While the PDP candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, continues to marshal out detailed people-based and development-oriented manifesto that embodies the yearning and aspiration of the people of Edo State in every sector of life, the APC candidate in contrast only gropes with pitiable absence of ideas and lack of understanding of the intricate demands of governance.

“Also, while the PDP candidate is galvanizing the citizens on ways to sustain and further build on the current development in the State, the APC candidate is not able to connect with the people, having not demonstrated any capacity for governance.

“No wonder the APC candidate has been avoiding the media and town hall engagements with the people of Edo State.

“This lack of capacity explains why the APC candidate has largely remained quiet and uninspiring on the floor of the Senate and cannot point to any tangible development project he attracted to Edo State in his capacity as senator.

“Nigerians now know the reason the APC governorship campaign in Edo State remains comatose, completely devoid of issues and unable to attract any serious attention from the voting population in the State.

“This is why the APC and its leaders are frustrated and now resort to smear campaigns, promoting and instigating violence, having realized that Monday Okpebholo is no match for PDPs’ Dr. Asue Ighodalo.”