Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed gratitude to his supporters after losing the election ticket to his challenger, Governor Obaseki in the Edo governorship poll on Saturday, September 19.
Hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Obaseki as a winner of the governorship race, Ize-Iyamu took it to his twitter account to congratulate his challenger for winning his re-election and thanked his supporters, who according to him had to sustain many evils during the poll.
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I thank and appreciate my supporters, who had to endure many evils including being prevented from voting, for their support and determination during the election. I assure you all that I am studying the results along with other party members and will announce my next move soon. pic.twitter.com/ICQp9y97aw
— Pastor Ize-Iyamu (@PastorIzeIyamu) September 20, 2020
“I thank and appreciate my supporters, who had to endure many evils including being prevented from voting, for their support and determination during the election. I assure you all that I am studying the results along with other party members and will announce my next move soon,” said Ize-Iyamu.
It would be recalled that the candidate of the APC lost the election ticket with 223,619 votes while Obaseki, who was declared as a winner of the election, polled 307,955 votes.
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This is the second time Ize-Iyamu is losing to the Edo governor. In 2016, he was the flag-bearer of the PDP, while his opponent, Obaseki who was then an APC member defeated him in a governorship race.
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