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Mr. Ogbeide Ifaluyi Isibor has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consensus candidate for Egor/Ikpoba Okha federal constituency.
The motion for the adoption was moved by Mr. Japheth Eboigbe, chairman, PDP, Egor Local Government Area and seconded by Mr. Alfred Igbinoba, chairman, PDP, Ikpoba Okha Local government Area.
Addressing party faithful after the primary, Ifaluyi thanked them for trusting his candidacy to deliver on the common good of the people of the constituency.
He said he was not going to be an Abuja representative but one who would be accessible and make laws that would engender development for the country.
“And I want to let you know that you have made the right decision in selecting the people’s candidates to represent your party.
“I will not betray you, I will not let you down, I will speak up for you, I will argue for you, and I will fight for you. I will not be an Abuja representative, I will be one that you see every time, every moment.
“I will go there to represent your interests, not my interests, and I will come here to listen to the people. I’m not saying what I promised to do, I’m saying what I’ve done before, and what I will do again,” Ifaluyi said.
Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Nehikhare, said the party has decided to hand over the umbrella to the youth who would thereafter hand it over to the next generation.
He said the candidacy of Ifaluyi is a square peg in a square hole and the party has made the right choice.
“What we are having now is a new and reinvigorated PDP, whereby we are passing leadership to the younger generation, whereby they are the ones now in charge of the umbrella.
“Their fingers, their hands are on the umbrella, which is used to protect everybody, both under storm, under sun, under rain.
“We’ve gone through all these climatic conditions in the last three years, and we have still come out strong. And the only instrument that protects you against all this is the umbrella and Ifaluyi Isibor’s hand is firmly on that umbrella,” Nehikhare said.
