From Fred Itua, Abuja
Ahead of the 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo State, the South South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Blessing Agbomhere has expressed readiness to serve the people of Edo State in the capacity of governor.
He said the development followed calls from pressure groups such as the Edo State chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors who after their joint meeting on the 30th of November, appealed to him to join the race for the governorship seat.
He said the group cited his educational qualifications, political clout and massive contribution to the growing fortunes of the APC in Edo State as reasons for their clarion call.
Responding through a statement which he personally signed, Agbomhere expressed readiness to throw his hat in the ring, while also stating that the coming governor of Edo state has a lot of work to do in correcting the ills perpetuated by the current administration in the state.
Agbomhere while thanking the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Edo state chapter for their zeal and commitment in ensuring that Edo state breaths a fresh air of good governance once again, admitted that he has all it takes to mount the saddle of leadership at Osadebey House.
The South South Zonal Organising Secretary said it’s high time Edo State rejoins the All Progressives Congress leadership at the Federal level, adding that the opportunistic tendencies of the administration of Godwin Obaseki and Philip Shuaibu who left the party to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is highly regrettable, insisting however that it is time to correct the abnormally.
Agbomhere said as a total party man, he is ready at all times, if given the opportunity to steer the ship of leadership, to prove that the All Progressives Congress remains the best option for the people of Edo state, promising to reconfigure the state back to the prosperous path created by the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole administration which he said has remained unmatched in the history of the state.