The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has assured that his administration would bring all-around developments to the state if elected into office.
Senator Okpebholo gave the assurance on Monday in Benin City while speaking to members and supporters of the APC in Oredo wards.
He explained that in order to bring the needed development to the people and alleviate their plights, his administration would be declaring a state of emergency in all the sectors in the state.
“Edo will witness a new development. Let me tell you, this is the time the civil servants in the state will enjoy. There will be no consultancy coming from somewhere to do their jobs.
“We will give them chance to do their job. Their salaries would be guaranteed. Nobody is going to reduce it.
“We are going to declare a state of emergency in our education, security, health and infrastructure and others once we emerge as we are elected into office in Edo State so that things will work again in Edo.”
While promising to employ 5000 teachers on assumption of office, the APC guber candidate disclosed that his administration would be giving out interest-free loans to market women in the state in order to boost their businesses.
Earlier, the former governor of Edo State and Senator representing Edo North District at the National Assembly, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, charged the people to vote for the candidate of the APC in the forthcoming election, claiming that the PDP is dead in the state politically.
He disclosed that the literary meaning of ‘Akpakomiza’ in Benin language as the APC candidate is fondly referred to means ‘Redeemer’, adding that as the name suggested, Senator Monday Okpebholo would be coming to redeemed the people from the shackles of sufferings and under development allegedly brought to Edo State by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration.
“Akpakomiza even in this land (Benin) properly translated means a redeemer, somebody you call to the rescue when there is trouble in the land.
“Right now, there is trouble in the land (Edo State) because even a governor is stealing 10kg of rice,” he said
However, some persons who claimed to be members of the Obaseki’s family in Edo joined the APC in Edo State during the campaign event on Monday.
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