The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has promised to stop the use of consultants to carry out work for civil servants if he wins the September 21 governorship election.
Speaking at the Oredo Local Government rally, Okpebholo expressed his appreciation for the large turnout, saying, “Thank you Oredo, Edo state will witness a new development, let me tell you that this is the time that the civil servants will enjoy, there will be no consultants coming from somewhere to do their job. We will give them the opportunities they need to do their jobs, their salaries and allowances will be guaranteed, and nobody will reduce it.”
Okpebholo also promised to declare a state of emergency on infrastructure, education, health, and others to restore development to the state.
He said, “For the market women, they will get interest-free loans, for education, we will employ five thousand teachers immediately we come in. We are going to declare a state of emergency on infrastructure, health, and education so that things will work in the state again.”
The Director General of the Edo State APC Governorship Campaign Council, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, appealed to the people of Oredo Local Government Area to ensure that their vote for APC on September 21 surpasses other local governments in the state.
Urhoghide said, “We want massive support for them on September 21, Edo North and Central have agreed to vote massively for them, so we expect all Edo South to follow suit.”
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who also spoke at the rally, disclosed that the literary meaning of ‘Akpakomiza’ in Benin language, which is the APC candidate’s nickname, means ‘Redeemer’. Oshiomhole said,
“Before he was called Akpakomiza but after seeing what is happening in the state, I have rechristened him Akpakorescue and between him and Idahosa, we have the energy Edo requires to drive it.”