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*Idahosa, Iyoha, other candidates Remain Upbeat Inspite of Polls
Postponement*
Candidates vying for various political positions in the 2019
general elections said they remain upbeat in spite of the sudden
postponement of the polls by a week.
The candidates who spoke in separate interview with the however
regretted the postponement.
They said the postponement have not only been a huge cost to
them, but they also sympathise with some of their supporters who
have had to travel long distance to exercise their franchise.
The candidates however noted that if the essence of the
postponement was to organise a better and credible elections, the
whole sacrifices would have been worth it.
While appealing for their supporters to remain calm, the some of
the candidates expressed their desire to go back to the streets to
canvass for votes.
A candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the Ovia
Federal Constituency, Mr Dennis Idahosa, said he was not only
disturbed by the postponement, but embarrassed at the timing it was
announced.
According to him, “We definitely were not expecting the news of
this kind, not even at the time it was announced. It was a very
wrong timing.
“Haven considers all that we have all put into this; time, fund,
and all other efforts, it is certainly not a cheering news to us
all.
“Haven said this, I sincerely do hope that this sudden
postponement will led to a conduct of credible and acceptable
poll.
“To my supporters, I appeal to them to remain hopeful as i, with
their support, remain committed to the liberation of the Ovia
Federal Constituency.”
On his part, the APC candidate for the Oredo Federal
Constituency, Osaigbovo Iyoha, simply described the postponement as
a football match that will certainly be played.
“While I appreciate the commitment and efforts that my
supporters have put into this project, I will say that I am not
bothered with the postponement.
“I say this because this postponement can only delay, but not
deny the people of Oredo Federal Constituency the things that will
come to through through my election as their representative,” he
said.
Also reacting to the sudden postponement of the election,
Senatorial Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) for Edo
South, Dr Ese Owie stated that the last minute decision of the
Nation’s electoral umpire should be evaluated dispassionately.
He argued that the transparency, credibility and fairness of the
electoral process should be paramount.
According to him, “The fact that electoral materials for over 10
states were not ready at about mid night of the 15th Feb. evidently
necessitated a shift in date so as to avoid the pitfalls of
staggered elections.”
Speaking further, he said that he believed that the will of the
people would ultimately prevail and enjoined his supporters to
remain calm and come out en masse to vote on the 23rd of Feb.
While lamenting the huge financial, human and economic costs of
the postponement, the ADP candidate said he remained optimistic
that he would emerge victorious in the rescheduled elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had in the
early hour of Saturday, announced the postponement of the
elections, citing logistics challenges as the reason for the
shift
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