APC also added that the fake news was a blatant and calculated attempt to subvert the will of the Edo electorates
By Kehinde Okeowo
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged Edo State electorates to ignore the purported disqualification of its gubernatorial candidate, Monday Okpebholo from Saturday’s election.
APC made this known in a statement issued in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka.
According to the party, Okpebholo remains its candidate in the Edo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday (today).
Morka noted that the clarification became necessary following fake news that Okpebholo had been disqualified by a magistrate court.
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He went on to say the magistrate court that purportedly issued the fake ruling had issued a disclaimer, stating categorically that it did not emanate from it.
The Publicity Secretary further said the fake news was a blatant and calculated attempt to subvert the will of the Edo electorates.
Speaking via the statement, Morka said, “In the final hours to the Edo gubernatorial election scheduled to hold Saturday, September 21, 2024, certain political parties have desperately resorted to forgery and disinformation on our candidate.
“The blackmail is to the extent of circulating a fake magistrate court ruling purportedly disqualifying Sen.Okpebholo, the APC gubernatorial candidate in the election.
“The circulated ruling is fake, a fabrication and an act of pure desperation in the face of their imminent defeat at the polls,” Morka said.
