A former deputy speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Paul Ohonbamu, has said that “equity of recognition” must take precedence in deciding the next governor of Edo State.
This was just as he noted that Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC frontline governorship aspirant from Edo Central Senatorial District, remained the cure to the political malady in the forthcoming Edo governorship election later in the year.
Ohonbamu, who is the spokesperson to Sen. Monday Okpebholo, Campaign Organisation, spoke on channels TV program ‘Politics Today’ monitored in Benin City, the Edo state capital.
He described the permutation by other zones to wrestle power against the clamour for the turn of Edo Central as “wayward”, adding that parties like the Labour Party (LP), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would all go to Edo Central to pick their candidates.
“Various people have one plan or the other but the tenable permutation is the one that deals with equity of recognition. All other permutations are wayward. They call it zoning, but I call it equity of recognition and it is the only way to go now and you see other parties whether PDP, LP are all going that direction.
“In Edo state, whether Edo South, Central or Edo North, we are from the same source, value and volume. No one is bigger in terms of potency than the others. Of course, we talk of the majority, yes, Edo South has the majority but I quarrel with my brothers who have the effrontery to say Edo Central is not equal to Edo South.
“That gives me the impression that Edo South people now belong to the ante-diluvian concept of democracy that was championed in the days of Plato which believes in the unequal people. But I tell you, if you take Edo Central out of Edo state, it will not be complete.
“Edo South has had its own historical possibility. By this year; the second eight years will be completed to make it sixteen years. Oshiomhole, our supreme leader from Edo North, did eight years, so it is time for Edo Central.” He reiterated.
According to him, “As we speak, politics in Edo state is highly infected and the only anti-biotic now is governorship to Edo Central people and the drug itself is Senator Monday Okpebholo, anywhere you go presently in Edo State is Monday Okpebholo.
“So, what I’m basically saying is that for Edo North and Edo South coming on board will be anachronistic and having it again will be excess and the cure for excess is distribution and distribution.”
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