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Updated: September 25, 2020

UK Visa Ban Threat Responsible For Smooth Edo Election

By Kindness Udoh
September 25, 2020
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The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, ascribed the unruffled Edo election to the UK's visa ban threat on election rigging perpetrators.

Wike stated this on Friday, while speaking on the Sunrise Daily show on Channels Television.

He said, “One thing that played out and which I noticed was the role of the international community. For example, the US, the UK came out and said that there would be a visa ban if anybody tries anything in terms of violence or rigging, and they have gone further to ban some governors.

“Everybody was being careful, saying, I don’t want to have any problem, I don’t want my children and family to have any problem. We all go to the UK every time.

“In fact they should even go further, not only politicians, but security agencies, then you’ll see everybody will sit up and say look, I cannot jeopardize the future of my children and mine, simply because you want me to rig the election.”