Edo 2024:I Will Respect My Party Zoning Arrangement , If Any- Sen. Urhoghide

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By Editor 

The frontline governorship candidate  on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Senator who represented  Edo South Senatorial District in 8th and 9th Senate, Senator Matthew Urhoghide has said,he will respect whatever decisions his party ( the All Progressive Congress,APC,) makes ahead of  the Edo State 2024 Governorship elections primaries.

Urhoghide,who was the Chairman  Senate Committee on Public Account in the last senate also stated that he is not against the quest  for someone from  Edo Central to be the next governor of Edo State,if his party zones  the governorship ticket to Edo Central,but that he will contest, if it is thrown open .

Speaking to Journalists in Benin City, Edo State, Urhoghide who recently joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) said ,"If  APC zones the governorship ticket to Edo Central,I will not run ,but support the party's candidate, because I will not go against the party's decisions and I don't want Esan people to begin to say that Senator Matthew Urhoghide is responsible for them not getting the position.
But if the party throws the ticket open or zones it to Edo South, I will contest." He said.

On why he wants to contest for the Edo top job,he said  that  he has understudied the current challenges facing the state and  he is ready to fix it if given the opportunity . 

"I have studied the situation in Edo State. The infrastructural deficit in the state,the security challenges,youth unemployment and the underperformance of this administration . I have done it before as a Senator. The records are there.I have empowered over 6000 youths, assisted hundred to secure good jobs, given scholarship to thousands of indigent students,in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, from across the seven local government areas that make up Edo South Senatorial District. There are thousands of projects that I have attracted that are all there for everyone to see.

"Having performed well as a Senator without executive power,I know  that if I become governor ,I will do better for Edo State." He said.

The Independent National Electoral Commission last month released the time table for the Edo State Governorship elections,which the Commission said will hold on the 22nd of September,2024.

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