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A retired Army General, Charles Airhiavbere, says he is the best to fly the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag in the Edo State Gubernatorial race in September this year.
Airhiavbere made this declaration while addressing his teeming supporters in Benin City, after officially submitting his ‘Expression of Interest’ and ‘Nomination’ forms.
“We are going to work tirelessly to ensure APC presents only the best. And I can assure you that the best is (standing) before you. I am the one,” he declared.
Airhiavbere reiterated his confident vision for the state with the slogan, ‘GC oghi soegbe’, the Bini version of ‘Emilokan’.
He reinforced his determination to bring positive change and progress to Edo State. The retired General emphasised that the strategic importance of Edo South in the upcoming election could not be overemphasized.
“Edo South Senatorial District is where the battleground is for obvious reasons.
“Because Edo South voted in protest, the PDP, where the governor is from, got elected in the last gubernatorial election, even when it was rated far second or third shortly before the election.
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“The people voted their conscience; even the incumbent Senator from Edo South did not print any poster, banner or conduct press conferences about his aspiration and yet he won,” the gubernatorial aspirant said.
TheNewsZenith reports that Airhiavbere is the immediate past Executive Director, Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
He asserted that he could collapse structures in the Edo PDP to add to what the APC has.
“I have always preached that Edo State should come to the centre of Nigeria’s politics. We should not be in opposition; we need to key in,” the aspirant stressed.
He criticised the governance style of the current PDP administration in the state.
“We should not have a governor who put signboards on the street saying that ‘this road belongs to the Federal Government”.
“Edo deserves an APC governor who can actively engage in advocacy for the state’s interests at the Federal level”, he said.
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