Edo Poll: APC aspirant urges Edo South to reciprocate Esan’s support with ticket

As the battle to clinch the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship ticket thickens, an aspirant for the governorship ticket, Senator Monday Okpebholo, also known as Akpakomiza, has said that it was only fair for the two other senatorial districts in the state to reciprocate the support Edo Central by ceding the ticket to the zone to produce the next governor.

Okpebholo, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Procurement, representing Edo Central Senatorial District at the green chambers, also unveiled his five-point agenda for the race.

He listed security, agriculture, health, infrastructural development, and massive road construction, as his top priorities, just as he disclosed that he had always supported the Benin (Edo South) in becoming the governor of the state.

Okpebholo spoke at a separate event during his official declaration at Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, and at the APC party secretariat in Benin, when he visited the state executive members of the party.

He promised also to declare state emergency on the state of roads if elected as governor of Edo State, even as he praised the era of late governor of old Bendel State, Professor Ambrose Alli of blessed memory, and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, for raising the bar of development to an enviable heights in state.

The APC governorship hopeful stated: “In 2015, I supported Benin man, in 2020; I also supported a Benin man, now it is their turn to support us. Iam making this appeal for the sake justice, equity, fairness and for posterity, we need them this time around so that when it is their tun we will also support them.

“Iam coming with a clear five point agenda to transform the state. Others are talking of simple agenda but by the time am done with my five point agenda Edo state will never be the same.

He told the state executive members of the party that his interest to govern the state would be guided by his five cardinal points agenda, and lampooned the Edo-Best agenda of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led government.

The spokesperson of  Senator Monday Okpebholo Campaign, Paul Ohombamu, appealed to the mammoth crowd that gathered to come together and ensure that an Esan man became the governor come September, 2024.

“I have told my Benin brothers that never again are we oppressing certain persons. It is against equity for a senatorial district to govern for 16 years and still wants to make it 24 years while others have not done it. Okpebholo’s success in the election is already fixed.” He declared.

Receiving , the governorship hopeful, the acting state chairman of the party, Mr. Jarret Tenebe, expressed optimism in the capability of Senator Okpebholo to address the myriad of problems bedevilling the state, just as he assured that the party would give a free and fair level playing ground to all aspirants.

Highlight of his  declaration was the presentation of a brand new car to a Physically challenged member of the party, Mr Uduozie Ovisere.