From Tony Osauzo, Benin
Uninterrupted power supply is a catalyst to industrialisation and economic development, a Labour party aspirant in the forthcoming Edo State 2024 governorship election, Sergeant Ogbemudia Bassey Osagie, said yesterday.
The Canada-based security detective, a Police Service Sergeant, made the assertion while interacting with members of the Edo Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Benin City.
He promised that if elected as governor of the state, his administration will partner with a Canadian hydrological company with a view to improving power supply in the state.
Besides, Osagie further promised that the issue of security will be accorded top priority in his administration, adding “I am the only option for Edo State because what other candidates lack, I have them”.
He explained that his aspiration to govern Edo is borne out of his desire to provide better and project-driven governance to the people of the state, especially in the areas of human, infrastructure and capital development.
“Our people are poor because there is no job for for them. But for us to have a vibrant youths in Edo, we need to build industries, and technical skills that will make us to be producing instead of consuming.
“I came to serve the people of Edo State and my mandate is to build infrastructures and bridges which will in turn empower the people.
“Having served Toronto for over 24 years! meritoriously, the same competence, transparency and accountability I want to replicate in Edo”, he said
On Education, the Labour Party aspirant assured that if elected governor of the state, his administration will revamp the sector in line with global best practices.
He said he is unperturbed with the issue of money politics in the country, but called on the leadership of the Labour Party in the state to give all its aspirants level playing ground with a view to fielding the best for the governorship race.