To Clinically Address The Economic Challenge Of Edo, We Will Create 3 Economic Zones To Attract Investors, Enhance Private Sector Participation—Asue Ighodalo

<h4>To Clinically Address The Economic Challenge Of Edo<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Barrister Asue Ighodalo&comma; the People&&num;8217&semi;s Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar; candidate in the Edo State governorship contest&comma; has said that he will address the economic challenges of Edo by creating 3 economic zones&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The top rated lawyer also outlined his vision to address poverty and insecurity and improve economic development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He aims to make Edo a model of good governance&comma; focusing on poverty eradication&comma; security&comma; agriculture&comma; and the marine economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During a Town Hall Meeting with Edo indigenes in Lagos&comma; Dr&period; Ighodalo reiterated his unwavering commitment to the democratic process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He pledged that every vote cast in the September 21 gubernatorial poll would be counted and called for a level playing field for all candidates from the Independent National Electoral Commission &lpar;INEC&rpar; and the security agencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Under his manifesto&comma; <strong>&&num;8216&semi; The Pathway to Prosperity for All&comma;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong> Ighodalo highlighted his commitment to empowering farmers&period; He plans to provide significant financial support directly to farmers&comma; focusing on boosting local crop production&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also outlined plans to focus on the medium and long-run production of cashew nuts&comma; palm oil&comma; and rubber and to provide government support for these agricultural products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Addressing the issue of poverty&comma; he expressed concern about the high cost of food items and goods and pledged to tackle these hardships immediately once in office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Ighodalo<&sol;a> emphasized the need to change the socio-economic development narrative from the grassroots level to improve citizens&&num;8217&semi; well-being and security&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Regarding security&comma; Ighodalo stated that his administration would tackle insecurity decisively by equipping existing federal security agencies with modern equipment and resources to enhance operational efficiency and eliminate criminal elements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He emphasized the importance of establishing a robust economy and plans to create three economic zones in the state to attract investors and enhance private sector participation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ighodalo hopes to transform Edo into a first-world state&comma; drawing parallels with the economic development witnessed during the First Republic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also stressed the importance of fair and accurate media reportage ahead of the forthcoming governorship election and pledged to protect the PDP&&num;8217&semi;s votes through legitimate means in the poll&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;