Power Key to Industrialisation, Economic Devt, Says Edo Guber Aspirant

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

A Labour Party (LP) aspirant in the 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Sgt. Ogbemudia Osagie, has identified uninterrupted power as catalyst to industrialisation and economic development.

The Canada-based security detective, made the assertion while interacting with members of the Edo Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) yesterday in Benin City.

Ogbemudia said if elected as governor of the state next year, his administration will  partner with a Canadian hydrological company with a view to improving power supply in the state.

He revealed that his aspiration to govern Edo was borne out of his desire to provide better and project-driven governance to the people of the state, especially in the areas of human, infrastructure and capital development.

“Our people are poor because there is no job for them. But for us to have a vibrant youths in Edo, we need to build industries, and technical skills that will make us to be producing instead of consuming.

“I came to serve the people of Edo State and my mandate is to build infrastructure and bridges which will in turn empower the people.
“Having served Toronto for over 24 years meritoriously, the same competence, transparency and accountability I want to replicate in Edo”, he said
Speaking on education, the LP governorship hopeful assured that if elected as governor of the state, his administration will revamp the educational sector in line with global best practices.

Ogbemudia further stated that the issue of security will be accorded top priority in his administration, just as he averred that: “I am the only option for Edo State because what other candidates lack, I have them”.

Maintaining that he was not disturbed by the issue of money politics in the country, the Toronto Police Service Sergeant, called on the leadership of the party in the state to give all its aspirants level playing ground with a view to fielding the best to fly the party’s flag.