The PDP in Edo State has averred that it remains “committed to defending constitutional order and protecting the integrity of our democracy against desperate and unlawful manipulation by the APC.”
The party made the aversion in a statement signed by Chris Nehikhare, the Publicity Secretary of its Caretaker Committee in the state.
According to the PDP, “the Presidency has publicly disclaimed the premature and illegal 2027 campaign billboards flooding parts of Nigeria, including those promoted by Senator Monday Okpebholo and the APC-led government in Edo State” adding that “in a statement titled ‘Presidency Disclaims 2027 Campaign Billboards Nationwide,’ the Federal Government expressed dismay over the growing number of unauthorized political billboards and reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the rule of law.”
Going further, the PDP said, “this marks a major blow to Senator Okpebholo’s desperate attempts to curry favour with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through reckless and unlawful political grandstanding.
“The Edo State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier raised the alarm in a statement titled:
‘Okpebholo’s Launch of 2027 Presidential Campaigns for Tinubu in Edo: An Insult, an Affront to the Constitution.’
“The Presidency’s intervention clearly validates our concerns and exposes the deceitful tactics of the Edo APC, which has shown a complete disregard for the nation’s electoral laws. Their antics have not only embarrassed Edo people but have now drawn a firm rebuke from the very leadership they were trying to impress.”
The PDP stressed that it “now await the response of the State Government to this direct disapproval from the Presidency. As we previously noted, Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 clearly states: ‘The period of campaigning in public by every political party shall commence 150 days before polling day and end 24 hours prior to that day.’”
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