We’ll Adopt Dialogue, Negotiate with Other Zones to Make Edo Central Produce Next Governor, Says Imansueagbon

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Prominent educationist and Proprietor of Pacesetters Academy, Kenneth Imansueagbon,  has said the Edo Central Senatorial Zone will adopt dialogue and negotiate with other zones  to ensure the central zone produces the next governor of the state.

Imansueagbon, who is a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party, said the Edo Central will meet other stakeholders and aspirants from the North and Southern senatorial zones to achieve the prospect of Edo Central producing the next governor of the state.

So far, Edo South zone has produced former Governor Lucky Igbinedion for eight years, while former governor Adams Oshiomhole from Edo North, also for eight years.

Since 1999, Edo Central has not produced a governor apart from Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor who was on the seat for only 18 months before he was sacked by a court judgment in 2008 and was replaced by Oshiomhole.

While the sentiment is that the next governor should come from Edo Central, some aspirants from the Edo South and Edo North are still itching to contest the governorship election next year.

In an interview with THISDAY, Imansueagbon said “Esan senatorial district must negotiate with the two senatorial districts with what I call the Edo Agenda.

“We are one of the finest people created by God under the face of the world. Therefore fairness and equality is a strong foundation for development. Edo is one and we shall remain irrevocably so.

“There are great minds in Edo, but all must feel part of the family with the sense of justice, respect, compassion, dignity and love.” Imansueagbon popularly called the rice man, due to his philanthropy said.

On his mission, he said, ‘the poverty in Edo State is unprecedented and unacceptable. From our deplorable roads, to our poor school system, plunging poor health sector, insecurity, unemployment and numerous vices too numerous to mention must be fixed and re-build.

“I’m coming to give hope to the homeless, hungry and the vulnerable. This will be achieved in the first one year of my government,” he stated.