Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Asue Ighodalo has denied claims that Governor Godwin Obaseki is backing him for the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

He said: “It is not a weakness if it is true. I would have welcomed it if it was true because it should make life easier for me.”

“With the level I have heard him say a number of times that he is creating a level playing field and has no candidate, I believe him.”

“If you look at the space, he has four or five friends in that space. So, I wonder why when people say what they say, they think I am his particular friend. I don’t think I am his closest friend or his favourite friend among the people in the space.”

“What I have just done is not to get distracted. I see it as a distraction. I see it as people who want to move the narrative away from the focus on the people and issues affecting the state.”