The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that some candidates contesting Edo State governorship election are heavy consumers of banned substances and alcohol.Edo

Kassim Afegbua, director of media, APC Campaign Council for the Edo Governorship Election made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Benin.
Afegbua said the candidates need to present themselves for drug tests to ascertain their level of sanity.

The director called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to subject party candidates in the poll to compulsory drug tests.

He urged the agency to zero in on all candidates of the frontline political parties to ascertain their sanity, adding that the test would save Edo people of any future embarrassment that may arise.
Afegbua asserted that Edo voters must be well-guided in making informed choices during the election and avoid voting for a candidate who would spend the state’s resources on funding drug and alcoholic lifestyles.

He said, “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.

“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.

“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. The council would continue to mount pressure on the anti-drug agency until the call was yielded,” he added.