President Muhammadu Buhari (APC) and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar (PDP) finetune political rhetoric on Gov. Obaseki’s Edo 2020 victory.

In congratulatory messages, the President and his 2015 election challenger cast the election as moral victories for their parties.

Obaseki switched from APC to opposition PDP and today won against his 2016 opponent who dispaced him as APC candidate.

Buhari took credit for the process which gave Obaseki victory and commended Edo voters for good behaviour at polling centres.

Abubakar said the victory belonged to the people for resisting godfatherism, with a little help from the opposition PDP.

He also gave credit for good conduct of voters to the overbearing influence of the Oba of Benin.

‘Be graceful and humble in victory’

“My commitment to free and fair elections is firm, because without free and fair elections, the foundation of our political and moral authority will be weak.

“I have consistently advocated for free and fair elections in the country because it is the bedrock of true democratic order.

“Democracy will mean nothing if the votes of the people don’t count or if their mandate is fraudulently tampered with.”

‘The end of godfatherism…’

There is a new dawn in Edo State and the hard won victory of Godwin Obaseki is not just a victory, but a declaration of Independence from the anti democratic forces of godfatherism and militarism.

”Edo has a rich history as the centre of Black civilisation, and to this, she is adding a new history as the bastion of Nigerian democracy. This double whammy of ancient and modern glories is a testament to a people who have for centuries set the pace as a beacon of light on the African continent.”

I most heartily congratulate the PDP who stood shoulder to shoulder with the people of Edo and their Government, in good times and bad.”

”We, in the PDP, have shown that we are not fair weather friends to the good people of Edo. In good times, we will walk beside you. In bad times, we will be your true ‘comrade’. We will never be a turncoat. We will never abandon the principles we once espoused, so we can dine with our nemesis. Democracy has no nemesis. And this, the PDP has again proved.”

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