By Francis Ogbuagu Benin City
The Ikpoba Ohka chapter of the All Progressive Congress in Edo State has declared that it will match the ruling People Democratic Party (PDP)force to force, strength to strength at the coming September 19 gubernatorial election.
The party Chairman in Ikpoba Okha local government area,Hon Osarobo Idahosa, gave this warning at the official inuaguration of the local government campaign organization at it’s new Secretariat in Dumez Road Benin.
The Party’s former LGA Secretariat was taken over by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, when the current Secretary to the Edo State Government,Bar Osarodion Ogie( who hails from the local government) decamped with his principal,Mr Godwin Obaseki to PDP.
According to Idahosa,the failure of Mr Goodwin Obaseki administration has necessitated a change in Edo State Government House,he declared that the 200,000 jobs the Governor promised at the inception of his administration has become and audio Job, and retariated that APC cannot be intimidated in Ikpoba-Ohka local government.
He assured his party members of the 10 electoral Wards in Ikpoba-Ohka that APC is readyto match the PDP force to force, strength to strength in the coming election.
“They want to intimidate us with soliders and police,we are waiting for them,we will make sure PDP does not win any Ward in the local government. The 200,000 jobs the Governor promised at the inception of this administration has become an audio Job.They had decieved us many times and we cannot be decieved again. We will make sure that they will not win a unit in Ikpoba-Ohka.Go to your wards after this inuaguration and do your own inuaguration.” He emphasized.
The campaign DG of Pastor Osagie Ize-iyamu campaign organization and a former Chairman of the local government,Hon Sunny Ogbewe, on his acceptance speech said, that Pastor Osagie Ize-iyamu is a good candidate to sell and urged members to canvas for votes for the APC candidate in the gubernatorial election come, September 19, 2020.
