- Says ‘I am The Right Man For The Job’
Edo State frontline politician, lawyer and community leader, Chief Anslem Ojezua has declared his intention to succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki when his second tenure runs out in November 2024.
Ojezua, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, was formerly State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. He, however, citing the imperative of equity, justice and fair play, relinquished the post and defected with Governor Obaseki to the PDP to enable the Governor contest for his second term.
In a declaration video he released to the media and made available to GRANDNEWS ONLINE on Wednesday night, Ojezua said that he is offering himself to serve the state because he is the right man for the job. In his words, “I believe very sincerely that I am the right man for the job at this critical time in the annals of our collective history because of my knowledge and cognate experience in both governance and politics, complete with the relevant skills required to get the job done.”
Ojezua argued that his aspiration is based on a set of core ideals which he believes are essential to celebrate the strength inherent in the homogeneity of Edo people, recognize the boundless creativity of Edo youth and provide the necessary support for the people.
Reflecting on the state’s democratic journey since the return to civil rule in 1999, he said, “I have come to the firm conclusion that the recurrent problems confronting us and retarding our development is more political than mere issues of governance hence I believe that whoever must be entrusted with this sacred responsibility must be a very well-grounded individual who is educated, possesses the relevant political skills and has the vision to sustain and possibly upscale the current efforts already being made to take this State to an updated, upgraded and technology driven level necessary to ensure a self-reliant and robust economy required to confront the very dire straits that we have been plunged into as a Nation and by implication a State”
Ojezua concluded by urging the good people of Edo State to join hands with him to bring enhanced productivity and growth; stating, “I do not pretend to know it all; rather, as a deliberate policy, I intend to tap into the very vast and sophisticated human resource of our people at home and in diaspora to create the atmosphere for a productive economy within a reasonable time frame in a peaceful and harmonious environment”, he declared.
