2027 Tinubu’s reelection marketing campaign violates Electoral Act – PDP tells Okpebholo

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, has condemned the marketing campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 reelection by the State Governor Monday, Okpebholo, saying that it violated part 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022.

DAILY POST stories that the get together made the condemnation in a press release signed and made out there to newsmen on Friday in Benin Metropolis by Chris Nehikhare, Publicity Secretary, Edo PDP, Caretaker Committee.

Nehikhare opined that the interval of campaigning in public by each political get together shall begin 150 days earlier than election day and finish 24 hours earlier than the day of the ballot.

“We learn with concern and disappointment the reckless assertion by Senator Monday Okpebholo, the place he declared to have “kick-started” the marketing campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, in his steady scheming to hoodwink the President and the management of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

“We wish to unequivocally state that his feedback and actions are in direct contravention of Part 94(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, which explicitly states that, “The interval of campaigning in public by each political get together shall begin 150 days earlier than polling day and finish 24 hours previous to that day.

“It’s troubling and deeply embarrassing that Okpebholo, who needs to be a custodian of the rule of legislation, is kicking off campaigns almost two years forward of the legally allowed interval. This isn’t solely unlawful but additionally units a harmful precedent for abuse of energy and disrespect for our Structure and constitutional democracy.

“Okpebholo’s steady resort to subterfuge is nothing greater than a smokescreen to ingratiate himself with the presidency, whereas trying to distract from his failures in authorities, his lack of management over the political house, and the rising rejection he faces among the many individuals of the State.

“We sincerely hope President Tinubu is not going to fall for these deceitful gimmicks and baseless assurances. If the President hopes to win Edo State in 2027, he can’t depend on Okpebholo and the Edo APC management, as they lack the capability to ship Edo to him”, he stated.

The get together, nevertheless, referred to as on the related authorities, particularly these tasked with upholding the nation’s structure and the rule of legislation to pay attention to this gross violation and invoke the suitable sanctions as enshrined in our Structure.

It insisted that no particular person, irrespective of how extremely positioned, needs to be allowed to trample on the Structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and go scot-free.