By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies not to lose the credibility achieved in Edo governorship election to the Ondo State election.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ondo State governorship election is billed for Oct. 10.

The advice is contained in a statement issued by the Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee of the party’s campaign council, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Saturday in Abuja.

Ologbondiyan also advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) its candidates, Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, and other contenders, to engage in issue-based campaigns, ahead of the election.

Ologbondiyan said that the PDP would reject any attempt to rig the Ondo State poll.

He advised INEC and security agencies not to allow any party or candidate rubbish the credibility they had achieved in the Sept. 19 Edo governorship election.

Ologbondiyan said that electoral manipulations and violence would not help in the election.

He said that the people of Ondo State were in dire need of a new and purposeful leadership. (NAN)