By Charles Kumolu
With campaigns by politicians jostling to succeed
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State getting
more frenzied by the day, delegates to elect the
flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC,
for the September 10 governorship race in the
state, have been advised to critically scrutinise the
credentials of those who have indicated their
intentions to govern the state.
A governorship aspirant in the state on the platform
of the APC, Mr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, gave the advice
while addressing delegates in Owan West Local
Government Area, Sabongida-Ora; Owan East Local
Government Area and at Igarra, headquarters of
Akoko-Edo Local Government Area.
He said: “I am here to solicit your votes as a
brother, friend and political party advocate, who
believes in due process. I am aware that many of
my fellow contenders in the race have visited you
almost twice. It is not out of hatred that I am
visiting late. I was only obeying the governor’s
directives to wait till the ban on campaign was
lifted.
“I want to tell you that I am a different kind of
politician because of my background as a
technocrat. When I left school years back, I had
three jobs. Now, thousands of our youths are being
turned out of schools on a yearly bases without
jobs and it aches my heart."
“As governor of Edo State, if you give me your
votes, I will not only create jobs for the teaming
youths who are graduates, but will also provide
hooks with which you can fish by yourself,
especially those who have contributed immensely
for the development of our dear party, the APC."
“My major reason for seeking to be the governor of
Edo State is to eradicate poverty because the
statistics has shown that more than 60 percent of
our people are living below poverty line. As
governor of the state, I will build on the legacy of
Governor Oshiomhole who has laid the base for
concrete governance.”
Enthusiastically receiving the aspirant at the various
points of his campaign consultation, spanning the
entire Edo North senatorial district, the people
lauded his record while serving the nation in
various capacities.
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