Jimi Agbaje, gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that he will concede defeat in good faith if he loses the elections in the state.
Agbaje said, “There is no attitude about it when it comes to offering yourself to serve the people. If they say they prefer the other candidate, then you have to accept it in good faith. That is sportsmanship.”
Meanwhile Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has said that if defeated in Saturday’s governorship election in the state, he will congratulate the winner.
Okorocha while speaking with journalists after casting his vote at Ogboko Ward 2 in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state said “I will congratulate whoever wins the election. Why not? But, first, let us do things properly.”
On the general conduct of the elections, he said “So far, the election has been quite peaceful, especially in Ogboko Ward 2 where I voted. As we would expect, this is a violence-free area in the history of Imo State politics. There has never been any record of violence here. But this cannot be said about places that are notorious for election violence, such as Mbutu in Aboh-Mbaise LGA.
“I have heard about political thugs hired by some politicians to cause mayhem in some polling units. The same thing is going on at places like Ohaji-Egbema, Oguta, Ezinihite and Ngo-Okpala, to mention a few. We must condemn election violence in all ramifications.
“I learnt that some people in fake military and police uniforms, as well as a man found with AK47 rifles, were arrested by security men. If such arrests had happened during the last Presidential and National Assembly elections, things would have been much better.”