Ganduje inaugurates campaign council, vows to reclaim Edo for APC

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, on Saturday vowed to reclaim Edo State for the party in the September 21 election in the state.

The chairman stated this when he inaugurated the APC national campaign council headed by the Cross Rivers State Governor, Bassey Otu, in Abuja.

He charged the members to ensure the party reclaimed the state from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election.

Ganduje, who was excited with the defection of the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu to the APC, said the party had secured up to 50 percent of the people in the government of the state.

He urged the campaign council to ensure that all members at the local government areas and unit levels come out to campaign and vote for APC in the election.

“A flag-off rally will soon be organised so that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be in Benin City.

“We are so happy because our incoming governor and his deputy have already produced a blueprint for the development of Edo State; they are not full with MoUs.

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“They are coming with a blueprint and practical steps so that Edo can fully develop and be connected to the centre.”

The former Kano State governor said the state would not experience full political participation and dividends of democracy if it was not connected to the centre,

Ganduje commended the Oba of Benin for maintaining peace and tranquility in the state and assured that APC government would appreciate and respect the traditional council under the monarch.

On his part, the APC candidate in Edo, Monday Okpebholo, said the state had never been so divided in its history.

He castigated Governor Godwin Obaseki for raising the state debt profile from about ₦43 billion in 2016 to over ₦500 billion.

“We are here to change it; we are coming to restore infrastructure, education, and security to the state.

“We are bringing practical governance into the state,” he said.

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