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The Edo 2024 is very tense and the result might be unpredictable.The second trend is:
With the Labour Party playing up its national leader, Obi, President Bola Tinubu might have been dragged into the race, too. This is because in backing Akpata, an Obi win, will be a springboard for him to challenge Tinubu/APC in 2027. To that extent, Tinubu is not taking it lightly. And the power of the federal might and its incumbency has joined the race. Added to that, Labour made a direct pitch to Edo voters that if they vote Akpata, Obi will likely be president in 2027.
Unfortunately, the slogan, which seemed to have worked immensely during Obaseki’s re-election bid might become his Achilles’ heel now. It just might be payback time, as again Tinubu joins the race with federal incumbency to support APC’s Okphebolo
The fourth key trend in tomorrow’s election is: The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II factor.
Fighting the Oba by Obaseki could also be another unpleasant payback for the outgoing governor and his party, the PDP. This trend cannot be overemphasised given the influence of the monarch. Again, Asue Ighodalo is inheriting Obaseki’s biggest political enemy.Edo State Government has also declared today, Friday, September 20, a work-free day in the state to enable workers and other electorate travel to their voting areas ahead of the exerciseThe Olumide Akpata factor.
The question of whose votes will be taken way is critical to the outcome of the election. In other words, will Akpata take votes away from the PDP or the APC? It is important to note that whoever he hurts the most may lose and he could sneak in as a result.