Godwin Obaseki has showered a flurry of encomium on President Muhammadu Buhari, with the Edo governor saying that he won the Saturday, September 19 guber election because the Nigerian leader wanted people's will to succeed.




- Godwin Obaseki has again extended note gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari

- The Edo newly reelected governor said his victory was assured because Buhari guaranteed level playing field for everybody

- Obaseki also said the president ordered the INEC and police to do their job without prejudice to any political party



Godwin Obaseki has showered a flurry of encomium on President Muhammadu Buhari, with the Edo governor saying that he won the Saturday, September 19 guber election because the Nigerian leader wanted people's will to succeed.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with BBC on Sunday, September 20, after being declared the winner of the keenly contested election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obaseki said the president's neutrality sealed his victory.

The governor disclosed that prior to the election, President Buhari issued a statement where he gave a strict warning that all party candidates going into the poll must get a "level playing field."
"Before the election, the president issued a statement that everybody should do their work as they were supposed to do, that every party should get a level playing field.
Edo election: The role President Buhari took in my victory - Obaseki
"The president also ordered the INEC and the inspector-general of police to do their work and truly they did their work," the governor said.


The Edo governor was declared the winner of the anticipated poll by INEC having met all requirements by polling 307,955 and winning 13 out of the 18 local government areas in Edo state.

Prominent Nigerians including former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Dele Momodu, and former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have described Obaseki's victory as a win for democracy and end to political godfatherism.


Obaseki noted that this will be the second time he would contest against Ize-Iyamu. He added that it is high time both joined hands together since they came from the same area.
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