Frontline Edo State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, at the weekend said Edo State will once again witness another era of massive infrastructure development if he is given the party’s ticket and eventually wins the 2024 governorship election.
Okpebholo, tipped for the party’s ticket is the chairman, Senate Committee on Public Procurement, made the promise when he formally declared his intention to vie for the state’s number one seat at his Uwessan Irru ward in Esan Central LGA was received by party leaders and a large crowd of supporters.
While describing the former governor, Adams Oshiomhole as his leader, he lamented that since Oshiomhole left office in 2016, Edo State has not progressed in all sectors and promised to bring back the glory days where the state was a construction site.
The Edo-born grassroots politician noted that it is on record that he is the first person to be elected on the platform of the APC to represent Edo Central Senatorial District at the Senate and believes that with help of the people he would win the governorship election.
“Edo is set for greatness again and it is time to repair Edo and make a change so that Edo can regain its lost glory. If you look at development in Edo it stopped during the time of Adams Oshiomhole’s regime. But I can assure you that with me in Osadebey Avenue, a lot of changes will come and I’m going to make Edo a beautiful city. We are going to use Edo money to develop the state of our dream our dream.
“I will create employment, build hospitals, provide portable drinking water, good roads and a lot of things that we want to do for Edo people and in four years Edo people will indeed know that there is transformation.”
Some of the leaders said they are going to support his ambition as he has proven without doubt to be someone who will work in the interest of Edo state owing to his antecedence.
Mathew Eromosele said, “He is someone with impeccable and intimidating credentials whether in his private, business or public life he has showed that he is the right man for the job.”
Also, Princess Esther Eghaghe, the Edo Central senator, has started working for the people even before he became senator and expressed confidence that his governorship would transform the state.