Osunbor Urged To Join 2024 Gov’ship Race

A pressure group, Better Edo Forum (BBF) has called on a former governor of Edo State, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor, to declare for the 2024 governorship race to succeed the PDP-led administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki.

The group in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin and signed by its state coordinator and secretary, Odion James and Osaro Idemudia respectively, said the Professor of Law short spell as governor of Edo state witnessed massive development across the State.

They said the 18 months Osunbor governed the state saw massive roads construction, school rehabilitation and several other projects that were aimed at transforming the sorry state of things as at the time he took over the reign of Edo State.

The group also pointed out that rule of law became the order of the day within the 18 months period that Osunbor held sway as the governor.

According to them, “Osunbor can best be described as a workaholic who did everything humanly possible to change the fortune of our dear state from the very sorry state he met a badly govern State.

Odion said the 2024 governorship election offer yet another opportunity for the loyal,  dedicated APC leader and former governor to deliver on his plans for Edo people.

He said: “We saw him embarked on unprecedented massive roads construction across the three senatorial districts. Some of these roads exists as we speak.

“He also embarked on other projects that catalyse the state from it state of economy doldrums to that of prosperity the state has started to witness before the court judgement that put paid to his development strides.”It is as a result of this that we, along with millions of Edolites, are calling on him, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor to declare interest to contest the 2024 governorship seat.

“As a group, we will support him in whatever capacity by mobilising human and material resources to see that this dream come to fruition.

“We know what he Osunbor is capable of and that is why we call him Mr Capacity. We want him to come reenact the work he started and what Oshiomhole built on before the present administration took the State to the dark days.”