Ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has said that a vote for him represents all-round development and progress, hence the people should vote for him as their next governor.
Ighodalo made the assertion during the flag-off of the ward-to-ward campaign at Ugbogui and Usen wards in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of the state.
He remarked that his priority is to introduce policies and programmes that would aggressively eradicate poverty and others from the state.
He said: “So, our message to the people is that by the grace of God Almighty when we enter government again by November, we are going to improve the welfare and living conditions of our people.
‘We are going to eradicate poverty and hardship brought upon the people by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government through the introduction of policies and programmes that would aggressively eradicate poverty in Edo.
“So, go to your various polling units on September 21 and vote en masse for the PDP and ensure you protect your votes afterwards.”
Addressing the people also, the deputy governorship candidate of the PDP, Osarodion Ogie said: “They (opposition party) said they want to serve the people in the state, yet they don’t want to appear before the people and talk to them.
“They want to work for the people, yet they don’t want to be interviewed by the people.
“So, vote for us as we mean well for the state and the well-being of the people”, he said, adding that their administration will be people-centric if elected as governor and deputy governor of Edo State.”
Campaigning to the people at Siluko and Umaza wards, the PDP guber flagbearer, Asue Ighodalo, assured that the issue of security in the locality would be given paramount attention by his administration.
According to him, “The security of these two Wards (Siluko and Umaza communities) is important to us and we will restore the security back to the people.”
Meanwhile, as at the time of this report, the PDP governorship candidate is meeting with PDP members and supporters in Iguobazuwa wards.
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