Philip Shaibu Entrance To The 2024 Race Is A Welcome Development, By Taiwo Akerele
I received with excitement the declaration of Rt Hon Philip Shaibu into the race for Edo 2024. I have always insisted that Godwin Obaseki does not have the right to stop anybody from contesting for the exalted office of the governor.
It’s undemocratic, illegal, against the rule of law and unconstitutional for the governor to attempt to intimidate the Deputy governor. It’s against the principles of natural justice.
If the Governor has done well as claimed, he should not worry about who succeeds him in 2024, he should allow the people of Edo state judge his performance and reward him with a good successor from any of the political parties.
Prof Ali was governor of this state, Gen Ogbemudia and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole were governors they didn’t need to organize a jamboree city tour to showcase their achievements for the people to feel or acknowledge.
The projects and achievements themselves should reflect and speak on the quality of life of our people and not via a self sponsored adulation and commendation from hired social media urchins.
Indeed Edo people cannot wait bring to an end this self deceiving contraption that has taken back all forms of human capital development indices and progress we had made as a people since the state was created in 1991.
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