An Excellent Product Sells Itself – Olu Martins
…Says APC is already developing cold feet for September 21 governorship election
By Simeon OSAJIE
The Deputy Director General, Media and Publicity for the Asue/Ogie Campaign Management Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rev. Olu Martins has stated that Barr. Asue Ighodalo, PDP Governorship Candidate for September 21 gubernatorial election, does not require surreptitious means to win the election.
Olu Martins who disclosed this in a press statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Benin City, Edo State capital, said Edo people are intelligent and observant enough to distinguish between a thoroughbred and a wannabe candidate.
According to him, “It seems the All Progressives Congress (APC) is already developing cold feet for the coming elections billed for next month. I read a rather boring write up which reeks of a worn out methodology by the nomadic, serial defector, contractor spokesperson of the APC where he claimed that plans were underway by the State Government to rig election for our candidate, the very ebullient and cerebral Dr. Asue Ighodalo.
“Knowing APC for its well-developed penchant for lies and falsehood it would not have been necessary to respond to Kassim Afegbua’s anachronistic style of campaign of calumny but for those who may not know Kassim Afegbua it is necessary to put the record straight.
“Dr. Asue Ighodalo does not need any introduction to the Nigerian people especially Nigerians who appreciate hard work and ingenuity (attributes that are strange to the APC).
“Dr. Asue Ighodalo is the international award winning serial entrepreneur and investment banker who has held sway as chairman of several multinationals and organizations. He was chairman of Sterling Bank, Dangote Flour, and Nigerian Breweries just to mention a few.
“Dr. Asue Ighodalo is the candidate of the PDP who has transversed the length and breadth of Edo State while espousing the most brilliant and lofty ideas of governance and leadership. These ideas continue to resonate with the three Senatorial Districts of Edo South, Edo Central and Edo North.
“Dr. Asue Ighodalo has been the most intellectually engaging candidate in the race to Osadebey Avenue as his media and live engagements continue to stimulate the minds and consciences of the Edo voting population. The Edo people have not seen that kind of content and issue based engagements ever as they continue to flock around him in large number anytime he calls or goes for such engagement.”
Going further, Olu Martins added: “Unlike the APC candidate who dodges any engagement that requires the critical use of this mental ability. He won’t appear on television or participate in any debate. Even when he has to speak at rallies someone has to whisper bullet points (“chukuli”) to him and even at that he still would be incoherent in his postulation.
“Clearly the embarrassment that the lackluster candidate of APC causes anytime he opens his mouth is already affecting their spokesperson Kassim Afegbua who can represent an imbecile to lead well rounded people as long as the pay is good. This is why Kassim is hallucinating in the wake of an obvious defeat which awaits his candidate and his party come September 21st 2024.
“Like the Rolls Royce car that doesn’t need advertising Dr. Asue Ighodalo is a global brand that does not require to be clandestinely brought into Osadebey Avenue through the backdoor. Dr. Asue Ighodalo and Barr Osarodion Ogie stand tall in this race and the Edo people are eager to deal a blow to the barely educated candidate of the APC and his diminutive, vituperative elder spokesperson Adams Oshiomhole.
