Tobi Ijalana
An aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party’s Thursday’s primary, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has said that he has never stepped aside for Governor Godwin Obaseki.
He said in an interview on Wednesday that the report that he had done so was false.
Saying he would never do so, he stressed that even if it involved death, he was reay to face forces who allegedly wanted to impose Obaseki on the party.
He told ‘TVC’ on Wednesday:
I didn’t step aside. I didn’t step aside during the 16 years of struggling, of fighting godfathers; during the 16 years of giving scholarships, fighting hunger etc. Why will I step aside now?
I am not going to setp aside. It is not true that I did so. It is fake news. I remain in the race and I am going to win.
“Democraccy must be defended. I am not going to submit my dream of 16 years to the pressure of godfathers. Wike conducted my primary in 2012. This time it is going to be a game between the people, delegates and godfathers. I have told the people, victory belongs to us. The godfathers are tiny in number and they are going to fail.
“Hijackers want to hijack the benefits of the people, it is not going to happen. I know the delegates have been tampered with to suit Obaseki. But the country belongs to everyone. Obaseki will fall. He will be beaten silly tomorrow, unless they kill everybody tomorrow. I am redy to die. They cannot jump the gun within 72 hours.”
