The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, has promised to revive Bendel Brewery and ensure Ikpoba-Okha youths are fully employed.

He made the promise while campaigning at the weekend in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.

“We will employ 500 teachers within 100 days in office as well provide pipe borne water. There will be mechanised farming, as women will be given soft loans and 35% quota will be allocated to them in my cabinet”, Okpebholo further promised.

On his part, the Director General of APC Campaign Council, Matthew Urhoghide, appealed to the people to vote for APC on the election day.

He said both Edo North and Central have agreed with the Esan agenda, hence their choice of Senator Okpebholo as their party candidate. He said he believes in Monday Okpebholo as a good candidate that will listen to the yearnings of the people.

Also speaking, former governor of the state and Senator representing Edo North, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its supporters to be vigilant and brace up for emerging threats against peaceful and credible conduct of the gubernatorial election scheduled for September 21, 2024.

He alleged that there are attempts by a certain woman that was caught with packs of Permanent Voters Card (PVC’s) in Ovia federal Constituency and voters suppression linked to the ongoing PVC’s collection in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state to compromise the election.

Oshiomhole, who raised the alarm at the APC governorship rally, asked Governor Godwin Obaseki and the candidate of the PDP in the election, Mr Asue Ighodalo, to bury the act, stating that rigging cannot happen.

“Don’t dance too much and allow them to compromise electoral process by stealing PVC’s and deny you the opportunity to vote. We will defend those rights. We will do so peacefully in a civilized manner.

“Now, what is at stake in this election is much more than you can easily understand”, Senator Oshiomhole said.

He disclosed that All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government will make Edo Specialist Hospital accessible to all residents in the state if Senator Monday Okpebholo wins the September 21st governorship poll.

The multi-billion 120- bed capacity which was built during his second tenure as governor and inaugurated by Muhammadu Buhari, was privatized by his successor, Governor Godwin Obaseki-led government, which also demolished Central hospital Complex beside the health facility and allocated the land for the proposed Museum for West Africa Arts (MOWAA) project.

Besides, Senator Oshiomhole disclosed that an APC government will carry out a comprehensive audit on the privatization of the hospital administration, management as well as ensure that culprits behind the alleged fraudulent deal that makes healthcare accessible only to the rich are prosecuted.

He accused Obaseki of deploying consultants without knowledge of hospital Management in running the Specialist hospital solely for purpose of revenue generation.

A chieftain of the party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who led members of the party and supporters in a brief moment of worship, lamented over the failed promises of PDP in the state and assured that Senator Okpebholo will deliver on his promises.

Earlier, during the ward to ward campaign at Evbareke and Uwelu Spare parts markets in Egor Local Government Area, the APC governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, appealed to the traders and the people of the area to vote for the APC in the September 21st governorship election.

He promised to tar the road leading to the market to make it accessible without difficulty.

“I will make sure I tar this road immediately I resume office as the governor of Edo State. I know fully well that the spare parts market contribute to the Economy of the state greatly”, he said.

Okpebholo also promised to provide dividend of democracy to Edo State if given the mandate.