Fr. Obinyan disclosed this on Monday when he paid a visit to the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo State council, Benin.
The Catholic Priest said being a trained priest, he is well equipped to serve the good people of Edo.
His words: “I received series of calls from well meaning Edo people and Nigerians across party lines beckoning on me to contest the forthcoming governoship election in our dear state. After very extensive consultation and consideration, I am please to inform you that I am giving Edo people and members of the movement an affirmative nod.
“And that means I have considered it, and I am very much available and ready to serve.
“As a priest, I am trained and equipped to serve and not to be served.,” Fr. Obinyan added.
The Rev. Fr is, however, yet to disclose the political party on which he wants to run the govenorship race.
Also speaking, Jude Aigbona, Lead, Rev. Fr. Obinyan Movement, said after being governed by politicans and technocrats,Edo people should give the priest a chance to govern the state, adding that Rev. Fr. Obinyan is a tested and trusted servant.
While noting that the youths in Edo plan to embark on a mass movement for the Rev. Fr.,, he said with the Catholic Priest, Edo State will experience a total turn around like a new creature.
Calling on the “big political parties” to nominate the Rev. Fr. as their governoship candidate, Aigbona said: “We intend to run a mass movement, a movement that will reshape Edo State; a movement that will give us a new hope in Edo State.
“Edo had seen it all. We have seen technocrats rule us, we have seen politicans rule us, so let’s us try a man of God. A man who is ready to serve us wholeheartedly so that Edo will be a new state; a new creature that other states will want to emulate.”
On his part, another member of the movement, Basil Ogwu, said: “This movement cuts across all party lines. We didn’t just come up just to support him, but after much consultation, we discovered that he is credible. We have tried different kinds of people, but this time around, we want to give it to a religious leader.”
