Following the submission
of a report by the Prof. Julius Ihonvbere-led Committee of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), which pruned down the number of APC governorship aspirants from
29 to six in Edo State, a socio-political group under the platform of United
For Greater Edo (UFGE), has said that a member of House of Representatives,
representing Ovia federal constituency, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, was the surest bet
to fly the party’s flag to victory if he eventually emerged the party’s
candidate for the forthcoming governorship election.
The group said Idahosa’s
emergence among a pack of six shortlisted aspirants, who are all notable
contestants, was also a clear pointer to his popularity and capability to bring
in the votes for the APC.
Reports have it that the
APC panel had shortlisted Hon. Dennis Idahosa, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and Dr
Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe as aspirants to vie for the APC ticket.
Others picked were
chairman of the APC in the state, retired Col. David Imuse, (Edo Central), and
a former minister of Budget and Planning, Prince Clem Agba, (Edo North).
The group, while
commending the Prof. Ihonvbere-led screening panel for what it described as a
thorough exercise, noted that the APC must ensure that the party is united
before, during and after the primary election, for the bigger battle of
rescuing the state from the suffocating grip of the Governor Andrew Obaseki of
the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
They noted that the
aspiration of Hon. Idahosa was divine and will bring about a positive change in
the governance of the state, adding that his political trajectory pointed to
the fact that the experienced and popular federal lawmaker has written his name
in gold as far as the politics of Edo State was concerned.
They also appealed to the
leadership and members of the party to rally round the aspiration of Idahosa at
the forthcoming primaries.
Convener of UFGE, Abel
Aigbondion, in a statement made available to journalists in Benin City, said
Idahosa has demonstrated capacity, political sagacity and experience to bring
in the votes for the APC.
According to him, “We are
very much impressed with what he has been able to achieve in Ovia within a
limited period and urged him to continue in that direction.
“While Ovia people remain
the beneficiaries of Idahosa’s magic wand, we however want the generality of
people of the state to be part of Idahosa School of politics of good
governance.
“What we are saying in
essence is that we are supporting him and also calling on the people to do the
same so that he can replicate the same thing he has done in Ovia to the state.
“Idahosa is not only
young and hardworking, he has shown that what truly matters to him is the
happiness of his people and that is exactly the kind of governor we should
desire come 2024.”
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