As the battle to clinch the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship ticket intensifies in Edo State, an aspirant vying to emerge as the party’s standard bearer, Senator Monday Okpebholo, a.k.a Akpakomiza, has said that it was only fair the two other senatorial districts in the state reciprocate the previous support of Edo Central towards the actualisation of producing the next governor of the State come September 2024 governorship election.
Okpebholo, who is the chairman of Senate Committee on Public Procurement, represents Edo Central senatorial district at the Red Chamber.
He unveiled his five-point agenda, including security, agriculture, health, infrastructural development, and massive road construction, noting that he has always supported the Benins in becoming the governor of Edo State.
He spoke separately during his official declaration at Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, and APC secretariat in Benin City when he visited the state executive committee members of the party.
He promised also to declare emergency on the state of roads if elected as governor of Edo State even as he praised the eras of late governor of old Bendel State, Ambrose Alli of blessed memory, and Senator Adams Oshiomhole, for raising bar of development to an enviable heights in state.
The 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. I am making this appeal for the sake justice, equity, fairness and for posterity. We need them this time around, so that when it is their turn, we will also support them.
“I am coming with a clear five-point agenda to transform the state. Others are talking of simple agenda but by the time I am done with my five-point agenda, Edo State will never be the same again.”
He told the state executive members of the party that his interest to govern the state would be guided by his five cardinal-point agenda and lampooned the ‘Edo-Best agenda’ of Governor Andrew Obaseki-led government.
The spokesperson, Sen. Monday Okpebholo Campaign Organisation, Hon. Paul Ohombamu, told the mammoth crowd to come together and ensure that an Esan man becomes 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, Hon. 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 will give a level-playing ground to all aspirants in the contest.
Highlight of his declaration was the presentation of a brand new car to a physically-challenged member of the party, Mr Uduozie Ovisere.
