Edo Decides: APP Candidate, Areloegbe Collapses Structure For Asue Ighodalo
By Simeon OSAJIE
Edo State governorship candidate of the Action People’s Party (APP) in the September 21 gubernatorial election, Amb. Dr. Amos Osalumese Areloegbe today collapsed structure for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate. Barr. Osarodion Ogie.
While briefing newsmen at the party secretariat in Benin City, Edo State capital, Dr. Areloegbe said his decision to collapse structure for PDP candidate, because he is of the opinion that Asue Ighodalo have all it would take to govern the state to a greater heights.
According to him, “I am here to tell Edolites and my party supporters that I’m still in support of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21, gubernatorial election in Edo State Barr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Barr. Osarodion Ogie.
“I urged all my followers and supporters to disregard any information that I have aligned with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo.
I am supporting Asue Ighodalo because he is competent, not that I am not competent but I believe Asue is on the forefront. That is my reason for supporting his candidacy.
“My party is aware because they have be having series of negotiation for us to align with the APC, and I told them categorically that I am supporting PDP. My eighteen local government followers are in full support of my decision, I mean 100% supporting the PDP candidate, Barr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Barr. Osarodion Ogie in this election.
“My choice for Asue Ighodalo is because, apart from myself, I see him as the next better candidate that I can support and I can put my weight on because he has the capacity, mentally, physically and otherwise to pilot the affairs of Edo State to greater heights.
“The national secretiat of my party, APP – they are in Abuja and I’m in the state, and know much more better what is happening in Edo State. They are not here and don’t know what is going on here in Edo. And I am in the position to tell them what and what will be better for Edo people.
“There is a parable that says, ‘You cannot shave a man’s head when he is not present’. I am here in Edo State and I know who to support and why I am supporting him. The national might have taken a different tone, but this is what I and my followers had chosen.
“We had series of other politicians who had made such decisions before. That is why I agreed with support of my supporters to collapse my structure for the governorship candidate of the PDP Barr. Asue Ighodalo and his running mate, Barr. Osarodion Ogie.”
