APC handing flags to senatorial candidates in Eso State
• As intimidating crowd besiege venue
By Kingsley Abavo, Benin
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State Chapter has officially presented its flag to all the Party’s candidates in the northern zone of the State, ahead of next year’s general election.
The candidates were: immediate past Governor of the State, and former national Chairman of the Party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for the Edo – North Senatorial seat; three House of Representatives members, Hon. Sunday Denkeri, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, and Peter Akpatason from Etsako, Owan and Akoko Edo Federal constituencies respectively; and the eight State House of Assembly candidates across the Zone.
The event which held last Friday, 11 December, 2022 in Auchi, administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Council of the State, attracted an intimidating crowd of Party faithful and supporters.
Presentation of the Party’s flag to the candidates which was the major highlight of the day; was also the official launch of its Presidential/Senatorial campaign in the Zone.
Presenting the flags to the candidates, State Chairman of the Party, Col. David Imuse rtd. urged Edo North electorates to vote for APC candidates at all levels: from Presidency, National, to the State House of Assembly; promising impactful representation.
Addressing the crowd gathered; Comrade Adams Oshiomole assured of adequate representation asserting the senate would afford him a better platform to push for better people focused policies in the interest of Nigerians especially his Edo north people.
I will Change Nigeria’s Budgetary System
Further, he said that he was contesting election into the Senate to change the country’s budgetary system for more positive impacts, on the people.
“I am troubled by the way we manage our budget at the National Assembly. I want to go there and argue on the floor of the Assembly that we should change our budgetary system. Our budget must work for the people.”
Adding, he was not in the race to become a Senator who would be sharing motorcycles, tricycles and grinding machines to youths and widows all in the name of constituency project.
“I want to be a Senator who will impact positively on the lives of the people. I am not going there to share grinding machines to widows, buying motorcycles or tricycles to 10 out of 10,000 youths.
“I don’t need to be a senator to support widows and youths. I have done that and I am still doing that. Today, I am paying school fees for people who do not have money to go to school.
“I can’t have N500 million for constituency project and share motorcycles and grinding machines, that is not lawmaking.”
Oshiomole continuing; said if he can fight on the street for the ordinary Nigerian, he would even fight harder on the floor of the Assembly to ensure that Edo North Senatorial district and Nigeria benefit more from the national Assembly.
He urged Nigerians to vote for a person with a proven track record of performance noting that among those contesting to be President, the candidate of the APC, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu stands out as a great performer.
“Tinubu is the most suitable person for the Presidency in 2023. They are throwing stone at him because they have seen that they can’t dispute his performance.
“They said he didn’t go to school but they say he was an accountant at Mobil Oil Company. Will an oil company employ someone as chief accountant or treasurer if he didn’t go to school?
“You have seen how Tinubu transformed Lagos. When he see a performing young person, he mentors him to become a leader. That is why he has produced governors, senators, ministers amongst others.
“So Tinubu is the one who will bring up young Nigerians and mentor them.”
On the quality of the opposition, People Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, the former national Chairman of the APC described Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as an ethnic bigot; who is not worthy to be a candidate, let alone being elected President.
In reference to the Atiku statement in Kaduna where he reportedly told Northern people not to vote for Igbo and Yoruba person, Oshiomole said such statement was unbecoming, and unpresidential of anyone who ever conceive the idea of leading Nigeria.
He says Atiku, and candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi cannot unite Nigeria, adding that they are serial defectors who cannot be trusted with Nigeria.
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