Edo Election: Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu Embrace As Oba Of Benin Calls For Peace

Governor Godwin Obaseki and his major rival in the governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, embrace each other at the palace of the Oba of Benin in Edo State on September 2, 2020.The people of Edo State are hopeful for a peaceful governorship poll following a new twist in the electioneering events in the state.

Disturbed with the series of attacks and counter-attacks during campaign rallies in the last couple of weeks, the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, took a decisive step on Wednesday to end the trend of violence in the state.The traditional ruler convened a peace meeting which had in attendance various leaders of the PDP and the APC in Edo at his palace in Benin City.

APC governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, pays homage to the Oba of Benin at his palace in Edo State on September 2, 2020.The Oba of Benin began his remarks by recalling the good relationship between the incumbent governor and his predecessor – Oshiomhole. According to him, the former APC national chairman once brought a notable businessman in the country to him who stood as a guarantor for the governor before he was elected into office.Ewuare II said, “I was very sad, shocked; what I thought was going to be a smooth ride for everybody, tranquillity in the state, tranquillity in the kingdom, turned to unprecedented conflict.

He decried that the lingering dispute was already having negative effects on the state and its people, saying that necessitated the call for the meeting. In their various responses, the attendees promised the monarch that they would make peace their watchword going forward.

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