REVIGORATED by his victory in last Saturday’s election, Edo South Senator Matthew Urhoghide of the People’s Denocratic Party (PDP) has dedicated his victory to God, the Benin Monarch, Omo N’ Oba Ewuare II, for his royal blessings and prayers as well as all Edo people which helped a great deal to galvanize popular support in his favour.
His resolute opponent, Mr. Patrick “Igodomigodo” Obahiagbon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) however took the defeat in his stride but was silent on whether he mount a legal challenge.
Igodomigodo who spoke on his mobile phone waxed philosophical, saying that there were no hard feelings as he “fought a fair fight and ran a good race” and was determined to move on with his life.
Urhoghide who spoke with journalists in Benin yesterday also promised to fulfil all his electioneering promises including more opportunities for skills training and jobs for Edo youths and provision of additional social amenities in most rural communities in the senatorial district.
The victorious lawmaker scored 135, 588 votes to beat Obahiagbon who polled 121, 957 votes.
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Urhoghide remarked that the victory was for performance, quality representation and fulfilled promises for the people of Oredo, Egor ,Uhunmwode, Orhionmwon, Ovia and Ikpoba-Okha who make up the constituency.
In victory, he was magnanimous: “Let me announce today that I am the Edo South Senator of the PDP. I am the Edo South Senator of the APC. I am the Senator of all residents of Edo south.
“This is a new dawn for Edo South. This will be another four years of people focused representation as your Senator. I speak to you with my vision that this time around, there will be a renewed effort on my part to reach to more communities than I did before because that is their expectation and I will not fail them.”
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