In the event that Dr. Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party wins the governorship election on September 21, he has pledged to surpass current governor Godwin Obaseki in terms of accomplishments.

Shortly after arriving in Benin Airport on Wednesday from Abuja, Ighodalo made this statement to his followers.

Ighodalo, who won the party’s governorship primary last Thursday, reportedly obtained his certificate of return on Tuesday at the PDP secretariat in Abuja, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.

With 577 votes, the former chairman of Sterling Bank topped nine other candidates running for governor, including Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State, who competed in a separate primary.

In a speech to his followers on Wednesday, Ighodalo expressed gratitude for their turnout and vowed to never let them down.

He said, “Having received the PDP certificate of return certificate, now is the time for real work.

“I want to thank you all for this show of love and support, because if not for you people, we would not be where we are now.

“This is the time for the real work to commence and by the grace of God, we are going to work hard in order to achieve our target.

“Where Governor Obaseki will stop in terms of development, we are going to continue from there and even do more for Edo people.”

In contrast, on Wednesday, Shaibu arrived at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja.

While speaking with journalists on the essence of his visit, Shaibu stated, “Today is the day set aside for the collection of certificate of return for the winner of the primary. I understand someone came yesterday and was given. Well, the court will decide.

“When the party’s internal mechanism is being followed and it’s obvious that the party is not ready to listen, the next line of action obviously will be the judiciary, but I pray we don’t get there and that is why I came here today.”