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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has unveiled his agenda for the party.
He made this disclosure during the campaign rally, held at the Ekhwuan Campus of the University of Benin, which attracted leaders of the party from the 77 wards that make up the Edo South Senatorial District.
Okpebholo unveiled a five-point manifesto, which he listed as security, infrastructural development, education, agriculture and water provision.
At the rally, the daughter of the Esama of Benin and former member of the House of Representatives, Omosede Igbinedion, along with her supporters joined the APC.
Speaking at the rally, a former governorship candidate of the party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, said it was the end of the PDP in the state, while a former member of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, who recently returned to the APC, Charles Idahosa, urged the people of Edo Central to organise a debate for Okpebholo and his PDP counterpart, Asue Ighodalo, to speak to their people in their homeland.
While receiving Igbinedion, a former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, described Igbinedion as an asset to the APC and urged the people to vote out PDP and its candidate, who he accused of presenting fake credentials.
He said, “They claim to be technocrats and in this era of seeking knowledge, they destroyed a library and replaced it with Shoprite. I can assure you that our candidate will turn it back into a digital library.
“They destroyed a hospital and are now building a museum to re-loot returned artefacts which belonged to the palace.
“Our candidate will partner with the palace to build the Benin Royal Museum for the kingdom. He will rebuild the Benin Water Storm project and de-silt the city to check flooding.”
