2020: Obaseki second term is signed and seal - Concerned Edo youth

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The concerned Edo youth group on Wednesday protested against some people in the state that is head bend on making sure that the current governor does not secure the All Progressive Congress ticket for  his second term.

They said, they are in total support of governor Godwin Obaseki's second tenure. So that the governor can consolidate on the present development in the state.

The protesters drawn from the 18 local government areas of the state walked through major streets in Benin City carring different banners and placards.

Speaking to journalists, coordinator of the group, Kelly Okungbowa, said their protest in solidarity of the governor was prompted haven perceived a ganged up against the governor's second term bid by some persons he tagged as "enemies of the Edo people and development"
Okungbowa said, "As you all are aware, few day ago, some enemies of the state ganged up together in their numbers and said some threatening words against the governor and sang uncoordinated songs.

Which some of us may have heard on social media and the electronics.

"The 4+4 tenure for Godwin Obaseki is not negotiable,  2020 is a no go area for others that may want to aspire. Edo is not Zamfara, Lagos, Ogun, Imo state, we are ready to resist them all round.

Accroding to him, Governor Obaseki's work across board has made him friend to the common man in the street, citing example of how the governor has increased Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from public transport workers popularly called Agbero, from N1million to N200million monthly. 

This prudence and accountability his noted that does not go down well with some persons, hence they are against his second term bid.

He added that these people he called dubious politicians want money to be shared among themselves, which according to him the governor does not condole.

"Before now, many of them were using the tax payers money to enrich themselves by building mansions, hotels and factories, and none of them, their workers or followers benefitted from them. They want it to continue in this Obaseki regime and the man said no.