Ahead of the Edo State 2024 governorship election, a pressure group, operating under the aegis of Take Back Edo (TBE), on Wednesday submitted the only party that could rescue the state from its free fall in terms of development and good governance is the Labour Party (LP).
The group, however, cautioned that the LP would seamlessly win the election if it picked Kenneth Imansuagbon as its candidate.
Addressing a press conference during a sensitisation event in Benin City, the Co-founder of the group, Princess Esosa Edebiri, said that the TBE was already affiliated with the LP and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at the national level and wanted to replicate the same thing in Edo where according to her, LP remained the party to beat in Edo State in 2024.
She lamented that the state’s unemployment and children mortality rate statistics were appalling and that only the LP could salvage the situation, especially if Imansuangbon gets the ticket.
According to Princess Edebiri, “We wouldn’t have chosen him just on our own if we didn’t carry out our research about him. I am calling on all of you to join us on this course as we bring a credible aspirant to become our candidate, somebody who will take Edo State forward.
“We have a lot of aspirants, but we are looking for a credible hand to do the job, we need to conquer these enemies of Edo state. We have land, the arts, and a lot of resources in Edo State that other states and even some countries don’t even have, but we have not been able to harness these for the good of the people.
“The unemployment rate in Edo State is about 49 per cent, the child mortality rate is 90 per cent, so why can’t we look for somebody that will fight and win this battle, somebody that will ensure that it is well for everybody?
“We have researched him in the last five years, and we believe he can do the job for Edo State, he is the person we need. If we give it to some persons, I don’t want to mention names, we will live to regret it because they will take it and return home and leave the Labour Party shattered.” She stated.
