The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council for the Edo Governorship Election has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to conduct compulsory drug tests on all party candidates.
The council’s Director of Media, Kassim Afegbua, made the call in a statement issued in Benin on Wednesday.
According to Afegbua, the tests are necessary to determine the candidates’ level of sanity. He alleged that some candidates are suspected to be heavy users of banned substances, including alcohol.
“We want to ensure that Edo voters make informed choices during the elections and avoid voting for a candidate who would squander the state’s resources on funding drug and alcoholic lifestyles,” he said.
Afegbua emphasized that the tests would save the Edo people from potential future embarrassment and prevent them from being deceived again.
“We will continue to pressure the NDLEA until our call is heeded,” he added.
“We have been reliably informed that some of them are alleged to be heavy consumers of banned substances, including alcohol. A test for all of them will unveil their level of sanity.” – Kassim Afegbua
“Edo State is too decent to have a governor who will bring shame to the people. Anyone who wants to govern Edo State should not be a heavy consumer of marijuana. This is a banned substance, and we expect the NDLEA to verify and conduct tests on the major candidates.” – Kassim Afegbua
“Our candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo is prepared to submit himself to any test any time he’s called upon. We expect similar assurances from the other candidates to ascertain their level of sanity.” – Kassim Afegbua
