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Edo election: In life you win some and you lose some, Oshiomhole breaks silence

Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 5:20 AM by Nurudeen Lawal

- Oshiomhole has finally spoken days after the APC suffered a heavy defeat in the Edo governorship election

- The former APC national chairman said despite the loss he feels good and feels thankful to God

- The Edo born politician also said he won't give up because of the defeat

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Days after the All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a crucial defeat in the September 19 governorship election in Edo state, the party's former national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has finally broken his silence.

The Cable reported that the former Edo state governor said he was moved to tears during the election when he saw elderly women who were determined to cast their ballot despite some hitches in the process.

He said rather than get frustrated over how malfunctioning card readers slowed down the process, the people waited patiently.

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Edo election: In life you win some and you lose some, Oshiomhole breaks silence. Photo source: The Cable
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Oshiomhole who reportedly spoke to GEE Africa TV said while many expected him to be downcast over the outcome of the exercise, he is feeling good.

His words:

“You know in life, you work hard and leave God for the outcome, you do your best and trust God to bless your effort.

“I feel good, I feel healthy thank God, I feel strong thank God. In life you win some and you lose some but life goes on. I want to thank everybody, I am sure a lot of people think comrade is down but I am not down. When God says you are not down, you are not down and I am not down.

“I thank Edo people for all they did over the past two, three, four, six weeks, people under the rain under the sun, young ladies carrying babies on their back, I saw elderly women struggling to see my small face, and on election day I was moved to tears when I saw elderly women of 70 to 75 sitting down because the card readers were not working and they were not frustrated with that, they struck me with that. If at their age, they didn’t give up, why should I give up?”