After two distinguished PDP aspirants withdrew from the Edo governorship race to endorse him, the native social gathering management in Igueben got here collectively on the residence of one of many chieftains of the social gathering, Hon Felix Omi Imuesili, to formally endorse Barr. Asue Ighodalo.
In the course of the gathering, former PDP members who had left the social gathering earlier than the 2023 normal election had been welcomed again into the fold.
In his handle on the occasion, Hon Imuesili expressed confidence that Ighodalo would carry unity and concord to the social gathering.
Talking on the gathering, Sen. Clifford Odia described Ighodalo as a real indigene of the world and expressed his delight in supporting him, citing his distinctive competence as a candidate.
He urged social gathering members to rally behind Barr. Ighodalo, asserting that doing so would guarantee victory for the social gathering within the upcoming elections.
The movement to endorse Ighodalo was proposed by the PDP Igueben LG publicity secretary, Amos Uwidia, and seconded by the Home of Meeting member representing Igueben, Hon. Ojei Inegebor.
In his thanks speech, Ighodalo expressed humility and pledged to handle the challenges going through Igueben if elected governor, together with points regarding the school of schooling, infrastructure, and safety.
He known as for social gathering members to unite behind the social gathering’s eventual candidate and reiterated his perception {that a} united PDP, supported by the neighborhood and fielding the best candidate, could be unbeatable.
Ighodalo promised to be a devoted consultant of the folks’s pursuits and emphasised his dedication to bettering highway situations, selling enterprise and employment alternatives, addressing safety points, and making certain entry to very important sources comparable to water, schooling, healthcare, and electrical energy.
Notable attendees included the Iyasele of Igueben kingdom, different conventional rulers, Senator Clifford Odia, PDP LGA and ward executives from the ten wards, LGA Council Chairman, Clement Asulime, social gathering chieftains Ose Anenih, Barr. Anthony Ehilebo, and Arc. Targius Irabor, a former PDP state youth chief and Home of Meeting aspirant.
With this endorsement, Ighodalo now has the assist of two native governments in Edo State. Earlier, Uromi PDP leaders, in addition to LGA and ward executives, endorsed his candidacy at Chief Tony Anenih’s residence on December 28, 2023.
Whereas the PDP governorship primaries are scheduled for February 22, 2024, Ighodalo is about to formally declare his guber ambition on January twelfth in Benin.