Edo 2020: I will return to office same way I came the first time, Obaseki declares

*Vows no man can stop him

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday said no man can stop him from being governor for a second term in the state.

Obaseki is having a running battle with his godfather and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole.

Oshiomhole’s faction of the party, had on Tuesday night endorsed the candidacy of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the consensus candidate of the party for the Edo poll.

But Obaseki, in an interview on Channels TV, said he was confident of returning to power as first man of the state because “power comes from God.”

The governor said he is a man of peace and not a violent person.

“I am not a violent person. But I am confident that the way I got into power is the same way I will return.

“God gave me power. If he wants me to return I will continue. No man can stop me. Power comes from God,” he said.

He said he had always canvassed for peace and believed election should not lead to bloodshed.

On the rift within his party, Obaseki said that he was not distracted, adding that his focus was on developing Edo State.

“We have always canvassed for peace. What are the issues in Edo and what are the issues that cannot be resolved in a democracy. Our concern is to use the resources of the people to develop the state.

“This shouldn’t lead to bloodshed. We will not accept to be cowed and intimidated because some people think that they can manipulate rules and cut corners,” he stated.

When asked if it’s not the resources of the people of Edo State that was used for him to become the governor, Obaseki said, “I have friends with resources. I worked for eight years behind the scene before I became governor.

“So all that insinuations about using somebody’s resources…I became Governor on the platform of the party and I am grateful for it.”