By Simeon OSAJIE
A frontline chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igueben Local Government Council Area in forthcoming local government council election in Edo State, Mr. Maxwell Isima has said that his entering into the race was to give youths and women of the council a renewed sense of hope and help create opportunity for collective prosperity of the people of the local government.
Maxwell who spoke with journalists in his home town – Ekpon during the yuletide period, said under his watch, youth’s restiveness and other related crimes in the council will be a thing of the past as he will work assiduously to restore hope in the people and help them to achieve a more meaningful life.
The young businessman cum politician and also called “Mr. Philanthropist” for his humanitarian temperament, promised to run a government of inclusiveness that will involve the political, religious and traditional leaders and the people in taking major decisions of the council.
According to him, “I know my people, I know the problem of the people and I know how to handle it, I am a grassroots politician and I know with the support of the leaders the right things will be done.
“Before any decision is taken, any project is executed, I will call everybody, bring it on board and discuss it with them, then take it back to my executive for execution, so that the pulse of the people will be properly felt and they are all involved.”
He promised to build his government around the area of the welfare of the people, noting that before you deal with any problem you must first have a good understanding of it, “Igueben is a cosmopolitan community, with people from all across Edo State and Nigeria and the major problem is youth restiveness, most of our youths are not informed, they don’t have the opportunity and this is what I plan to give them, because I am one of them and I live among them. So, my plan is to give them the opportunity they don’t have, to expose them.”
He also promised to key into the empowerment and skills acquisition programme of the present administration of His Excellency, Governor Monday Okpebholo in the council, and build on it and ensure it is more inclusive and benefits more people.
He called on every sons and daughters of Igueben to rally around him to emerged as the APC Chairmanship candidate which will metermophose to his victory at the poll in the forthcoming Local Government Council Election in the state.