BURUTU—RESIDENTS of Burutu Local Government Area, Delta State, on the platform of Burutu Stakeholders Watch, BSW, have kicked against the N1 million “party development fee,” allegedly imposed on each Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly aspirant by Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state.

A social cultural organisation of Benin people, Benin National Congress, BNC, has appealed to the two dominant political parties in Edo State, All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  not to turn the state into a theatre of war over the decision by the parties to elect their political office seekers either through direct or indirect elections.

Mr Stanley Osifo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) presidential aspirant, has promised to create wealth and eradicate poverty in Nigeria if elected as President in 2019 general elections.

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday in Osogbo, canvassed support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sen. Ademola Adeleke.

The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Chairman Uche Secondus has said that the party will not accept rigging in Osun State just as he called on the people to go with their phones and cameras to the polling booths saying “We will not accept rigging in Osun State. Go with your phones and your cameras, don’t allow them to rig you as they did in Ekiti state. Vote and defend your votes”