Edo 2024: Vote for master planner Ighodalo, Obaseki says as PDP holds rallies in Fugar, Agbede
By Jeffrey Agbo
As the September 21 governorship poll in Edo State draws closer, Governor Godwin Obaseki has called on the people of the state to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo.
Obaseki stated this as the campaign team hit Edo North on Wednesday sweeping through Fugar in Etsako Central and Agbede in Etsako West.
The governor, who expressed satisfaction at the turnout said, “I have never seen this type of crowd in all the places we have visited. I want to thank you all for this massive turnout even when they say Etsako Central is one of the smallest local governments in the state but you people still have this large crowd.”
He equally commended them for coming out during the voter registration exercise in the state, thereby increasing the voting strength of Etsako Central.
Obaseki said there is a gas pipeline that passes through Etsako Central and Ighodalo has the plan to utilise the gas to generate electricity for the people.
He described him as a “Chief Master Planner,” adding “he has the best plans to take Edo State further into progress and prosperity.”
In his address, Ighodalo commended the Obaseki-led administration for the improvement in the educational system, workers welfare, infrastructure, health and others and promised to build on what’s already on the ground.
He promised to eradicate poverty, create wealth and enthrone good governance.
He said what Edo needs is continuity for progress and prosperity. He assured the people that he and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie, would not disappoint them if voted into power.
He, therefore, charged them to come out en masse on Election Day and vote for the PDP.
Earlier, Mike Ogiadomeh, a chieftain of the PDP and former Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Jonathan, set the tone for the day at the fully packed Fugar Open Field. Welcoming Governor Obaseki and the campaign team to Etsako Central, he said the Obaseki administration has done well for the people of the state and, particularly, the people of Etsako Central Local Government.
He thanked the governor for bringing Ighodalo to take over from him, whom he described as “a man with proven track records.”
He declared that “the people of Etsako Central Local Government are fully with Asue Ighodalo and they will massively vote for the party and defend their votes.”
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In his speech, another chieftain of the party, Pascal Ugbome, used the opportunity to also eulogise Ighodalo and Ogie, noting that “they are a perfect match and capable of taking Edo State to greater heights.”
Director General of the Asue Ogie Campaign Council, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, declared that “the APC is not an option for progress in Edo State.”
He told the people to remain focused and vote for the PDP, insisting that “continuity is what Edo needs now.”
The state chairman of the party, Tony Aziegbemi, in his speech, charged the people to come out en masse and vote on September 21. He also thanked them for their support for PDP so far as he asked Dan Orbih, the leader of the Legacy PDP in the state, “to retrace his steps and come back home.”
In Agbede, the campaign trail was greeted with a large crowd of excited supporters who were happy that the governor and his team still made it even at that time of the night.
Obaseki commended the people for coming out en masse to receive them.
He promised the people that Ighodalo and Ogie would not disappoint them if they were voted for.
He assured the people that before his tenure runs out the water issues in Agbede will be resolved.
Ighodalo, in his address, equally thanked the crowd, expressing his gratitude to the people of Agbede.
On the issues of poor electricity supply to the area, he promised that if he is elected, he will ensure Agbede gets its transmission station.
He also assured them that he would complete all ongoing projects and also provide more.
Abudu Makoh, who led over 200 APC members to join the PDP, stated that they decided to join the PDP because of Obaseki’s good work in the state and some of the projects in Agbede.
He said the PDP has the best candidate, the most prepared with the requisite capacity and competence to continue with the good works already being enjoyed in Edo State.
He assured them that they would vote for PDP and defend their votes.