The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to subject leading candidates to compulsory drug tests. They must all present themselves for serious drug test to ascertain their level of sanity.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City and signed by the Council’s Director of Media, Prince Kassim Afegbua, NDLEA was urged to zero in on all the frontline candidates of the major political parties with a view to ascertaining their sanity.
“We have been reliably informed that some of them are alleged to be heavy consumers of banned substances like marijuana, tramadol, codine as well as alcohol. A test for all of them will unveil their level of sanity.”
The Council noted that Edo voters must be well-guided in making informed choices during the elections and avoid voting for a candidate who will spend the State’s resources in funding drug and alcoholic lifestyles.
Afegbua, in the statement, said the compulsory test on the leading candidates will save Edo people of any future embarrassment that may arise, adding that the voters cannot be deceived again.
Afegbua wrote: “Edo State is too decent to have a governor who will bring shame to the people. Anyone who wants to govern the state should not be a heavy consumer of marijuana. This is a banned substance, and we expect the NDLEA to verify and conduct tests on the major candidates.
Our candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo is prepared to submit himself to any test any time he’s called upon. We expect similar assurances from the other candidates to ascertain their level of sanity.
“It will be a big shame for residents of other states to drag our people in the mud for mistakenly voting for a candidate whose state of mind cannot be guaranteed. That is a big risk Edo people cannot gamble with. We are doing this to save our state, and we hope that the NDLEA will quickly swing into action and do the needful.
“As we countdown to 21st of September, we will continue to mount pressure on NDLEA and other law enforcement agencies to come to the aid of Edo people and subject the candidates to compulsory drug tests. The people deserve to know who they are supporting.
“We must unearth any padded candidate who pretends to be a saint during the day but a notorious gangster at night. With the insecurity, unemployment, decayed infrastructure, poor healthcare, lack of portable water, and failed education in Edo State, the people deserve a governor with a sane mind to lead us into prosperity.”
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