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From Tony Osauzo, Benin
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Martins Sadoh, has argued that capacity and not ethnicity should be used as the determining factor to elect Governor Godwin Obaseki’s successor in the 2024 Edo State as gubernatorial election.
Besides, the people must also entrust the governance of the State to someone who is at home with them.
Sadoh, a security expert based in the Netherlands, this in a press statement made available to newsmen in Benin yesterday where he appealed to the Edo people to avoid the mistake of the past where an unknown person was brought to superintend over affairs of the state.
The APC chieftain stressed that the people must be allowed to decide who rule them in 2024 irrespective of the person’s ethnicity, adding those coming with the issue of ethnic narrative were out to sacrifice competence on the altar of tribal sentiment.
He explained that there was no time that the zoning the governorship seat between the three senatorial districts of the State was ever discussed nor agreed.
“For the avoidance of doubt, since 1999, aspirants from the three senatorial districts have always participated in the primaries of their political parties.
“You will recalled that in 2007 when Osunbor eventually emerged as the governor, we had aspirants from Edo South, Edo Central and Edo North participating in the primaries of AC and PDP.
“Same was the case in PDP in 2012 while the ACN only adopted Adams Oshiomhole who was then governor.
An ardent supporter of the immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clem Agba, Sadoh said the state must put its best hand forward if the hope to improve on its economy and infrastructural fortune is to be guaranteed.
“Personally, am sure like many other Edolites, Agba seems to be the right person, armed with the requisite tool to lead the State from the present state she found herself.
“Agba is indeed a technocrat who is not only at home with the people from the three senatorial districts, he is also well suited for the job haven served as a Commissioner and also a minister.”
“Experience he garnered in the ministerial portfolio he held for almost three years is necessary tool needed in our dear state at this critical time”, argued.
