FROM IKHILI EBALU, BENIN CITY
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, at the weekend, promised to revive Ehor Juice Factory established by former Governor Lucky Igbinedion’s administration.
Okpebholo stated this at Ehor during the APC ward to ward campaign in Uhunmwode Local Government Area.
The governorship candidate also promised to provide the necessary manpower and equipment needed to ensure that Ehor Technical College is functional.
Okpebholo said the Ehor Juice Factory, when functional, will help to prevent the loss presently being experienced by pineapple producers in Uhunmwode and other local government areas.
“We are all aware that Uhunmwode Local Government Area is one of the highest pineapple producing local governments in Edo State if not Nigeria.
“Why can’t we then provide the factory that will buy and process the products from farmers instead of allowing them to riot away in the farm without buyers.”
On the technical college, he promised to provide teachers and equip it to the standard required to make it one of the best schools in the country.
Also speaking, Charles Idahosa told the people that the only road tarred in Uhunmwode was done by former Governor Adams Oshiomhole. He said Governor Godwin Obaseki has turned our technical college into a garri factory.
He pleaded with Uhunmwode people to vote the APC come September 21, as Okpebholo has promised to better their lives.
On his part, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Campaign, Matthew Urhoghide appealed to the people to vote APC on election day.
Urhokhide said both Edo North and Central have agreed with the Esan Agenda, hence the choice of Senator Okpebholo as their party candidate. He said Okpebholo will listen to the yearnings of the people.
Oshiomhole called on the people of Uhunmwode to vote APC on September 21. He said he brought Okpebholo to them so that they could hear from him what he intends to do for them.
He pleaded with them to vote APC, as Okpebholo had promised to give them a general hospital when he resumes office as governor of Edo State.
At Eguaeholor, where the candidate and the campaign team met with party supporters from Isi North and South Wards, Okpebholo expressed shock that the main road leading to Governor Obaseki’s ancestral home is not motorable, as the campaign team had to pack most of their vehicles and trek the distance to access the campaign ground.
He assured the people that the road would be tarred within 100 days of his administration.
“I will make sure I tar this road immediately I resume office as the governor of Edo State. I am highly disappointed that Obaseki’s administration neglected even his ancestral home,” he stated.
In Ugoneki, Egbede/Ohuan ward, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu told the people that Governor Obaseki claims that he comes from Uhumwode and for eight years, he did nothing for the local government.
He urged them not to vote the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on September 21, adding that the APC government will provide water, electricity, tar roads and provide light for them when they come into power.
