Edo election: PDP ward-to-ward campaign unsettles APC- The PDP campaign strategy in Edo state is producing results - The party's strategy of visiting every ward in the state has made the party more popular - The move has frustrated and unsettled the APC and its chieftains PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo state, the Peoples Democratic Party’s ward-to-ward campaign in the 192 electoral wards across the 18 local government areas of the state has continued to yield its desired result, a report by The Nation has revealed. The party had painstakingly visited all the 64 wards in the northern senatorial district of the state before commencing the same exercise in the central senatorial district canvassing votes for its governorship candidate, Governor Godwin Obaseki. Strategically, in most of the wards visited, Governor Obaseki commissioned some state-sponsored projects in fulfilment of his 2016 campaign promises, while some new projects were flagged off. Read also Coronavirus: Traders reveal hike in cost of food items as Easter beckons PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! Based on the successes of the PDP's campaign strategy, the opposition All Progressives Congress, which only flagged off its campaign on Saturday, August 8 seemed to have realised that its strategic campaign of moving from one town to another in the local government areas is weak. The exercise, according to pundits, has little or no impact as the people are finding it difficult to understand the APC's campaign messages. Recall that the director-general of the Progressives Governors Forum and a chieftain of the APC, Salihu Lukman, recently faulted the party’s campaign approach ahead of the election. According to the report, the APC is now thinking of embarking on a late hour ward-to-ward campaign, an indication that they lack ideas. Meanwhile, the Lead Pastor at HillCity, Reverend Olu Martins has maintained that he remains an unrepentant supporter of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his administration. Read also Kogi guber: Huge number of APC aspirants is due to my efforts, says Gov Bello Martins who is also the executive director, Canvassers for Democracy and Rule of Law, was reacting to rumours that he has jumped ship to support the candidate of the APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, ahead of the September 19 governorship election in the state. Speaking at a press conference in Benin city on Wednesday, August 26, Martins said he needed to denounce the rumour making the rounds before it wears the toga of truth. Legit.ng had earlier reported that a former minister of foreign affairs and ex-APC chieftain, Chief Tom Ikimi, has declared his support for Governor Obaseki. Ikimi, one of the founding fathers of the APC, declared his support for the governor when the PDP held a campaign in his domain - Igueben local government area on Wednesday, August 19. Ikimi, 76, urged his people to reelect Governor Obaseki and Comrade Philip Shaiubu in the September 19 gubernatorial election to enable them consolidate on their achievements in the first term. Read also Election 2019: US pastor prays for Nigeria, says country is too important to fail APC disqualifies Obaseki from Edo guber primaries | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - The PDP campaign strategy in Edo state is producing results - The party's strategy of visiting every ward in the state has made the party more popular - The move has frustrated and unsettled the APC and its chieftains PAY ATTENTION: PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng