Edo APC Chairman Denies Division, Projects 3.5m Votes For Tinubu

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Emperor Jarret Tenebe, has debunked allegations that there was division among the party members in Edo state.
He said the governor and the party believed in working with anybody to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.
Emperor Tenebe, who stated this during a media chat with in Benin City, said opposition parties in the state had collapsed.
He said the party would soon receive all the local government area chairmen of the Labour Party into its fold while discussion with 16 of the 18 LGA chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP was ongoing.
Tenebe stressed that the promise to deliver 3.5 million votes to President Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election was already settled.
He added that APC was the only party actively mobilising people for voter registration alongside INEC.
“We are very serious about the 3.5 million votes, and we can even surpass it. For example, I printed seven million Asiwaju caps, and as we speak, 2.7 million have already been distributed and it is only given to registered members.
“We analysed the voter register and discovered that Edo State has about three million registered voters, many of whom are not currently living in the state.
“I have been travelling across the country to meet Edo people who registered at home, encouraging them to return during the election. We have also concluded plans with donors to provide logistics to bring them back.
“By that time, Edo Airline will also be operational, and arrangements will be made to fly people into the state. I am convinced we will achieve the 3.5 million votes. If I bring people registered in Edo from Kano and pay for their transportation, they will not come and vote against us. That is not vote-buying; it is logistics and mobilisation”, he said.
The Edo State APC chairman also spoke on his relationship with Senator Adams Oshomhole, saying that “anyone saying I have issues with Senator Oshiomhole is telling a lie from the pit of hell.
“There have been insinuations that Senator Adams Oshiomhole and I are not working together, and that is very far from the truth.
“The only point where we differed was during the primaries. I insisted that the right thing should be done, and once Ipush for what is right, I do not renege until the proper thing is done.
“However, we have all gone past that stage and after the primaries, we had the election, we campaigned together, we won together, and since then we have continued to work together.
“There are absolutely no cracks on the wall. I have been acting, and this will be my first term to be confirmed as the substantive chairman, having served under the caretaker arrangement.
“I also do not think the party will change a winning team. We started the fight to ensure that we had a good candidate and a good government in Edo State, and we achieved that.”