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Edo Professionals Reject Okpebholo, Akpata, Say Asue Ighodalo’s Victory Certain

<h4>Edo Professionals Reject Okpebholo<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that the People’s Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar; gubernatorial candidate in Edo State&comma; Asue Ighodalo&comma; on Wednesday received the full backing of leading activists&comma; civil society groups&comma; lawyers&comma; journalists and political leaders from all parts of Edo State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;Asue Ighodalo is the best man for the job&period; We’re looking forward to his election’’ the professionals said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They also described the APC governorship candidate as dull&comma; cold and colourless&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;Asue Ighodalo is serious minded&comma; purposeful&comma; people oriented and a leader that understands what governance is all about’’<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At a meeting to share perspectives and strategies on how to ensure the victory of the People Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar; in Edo State&comma; the professionals vowed to ensure the defeat of the All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; gubernatorial candidate&comma; Senator Monday Okpebholo in the September 21 governorship election&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;’Asue Ighodalo’s election is certain&period; The road ahead is so smooth”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Edo State Professional spokesman and member of PDP Legacy Group&comma; Mr&period; Humphrey Obanor&comma; in a statement in Benin&comma; said the professionals extolled the current governor of Edo State&comma; Gowin Obaseki for building strong communities&comma; generating growth and creating opportunities for the good people of Edo State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;Senator Monday Okpebholo is not travelling well in public opinion polls&comma; largely due to incompetence&period; He lacks a clear policy plan&period; His political appeal remains limited’’<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The professionals praised Obaseki for fulfilling electoral pledges made&comma; building roads&comma; expanding business development and empowering the people&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;’ The People’s Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar; is very committed to the future of Edo State&period; Asue Ighodalo will make Edo State great’’&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They vowed to resist all attempts to drag Edo State backward by enemies of progress&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;’Greed and envy have set in to becloud the sense of reasoning of some individuals in Edo State&period; Most people see the APC candidate and his running mate as not possessing the leadership character required to lead Edo State in this new age’’<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The professionals scolded Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for assaulting the sensibility of the populace with mundane rhetoric&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They highlighted economic growth in rural communities&comma; the welfare of workers in the state&comma; investments in electricity&comma; clean water and better health care&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They also emphasized a better educated&comma; healthier and more prosperous Edo State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;’Nothing is more critical to our state’s future than urging the People’s Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar; to continue in Edo State’’<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Asue Ighodalo is expected to cruise to victory in the September 21 governorship election&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyQuote;’We care about results&period; Asue Ighodalo’s standing in the polls is&comma; in fact&comma; formidable&period; ’’<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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