The Secretary to Edo state Government and Iyase (Prime Minister) of lluleha kingdom, in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo state, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere has faulted reports that Owan people have vowed not to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the lluleha-Uzebba road was not constructed before the election.
He said the comments were being made by political jobbers in the area who don’t “even know the difference between politics of development and that of the stomach. That is just the figment of their imagination because Owan West particularly lulleha has been APC and will continue to be APC.
“Regarding the road they are talking about, We are thankful that the road has been awarded to a credible contractor and the state government has mobilize the contractor and work is ongoing now. And to be honest, there is no way that road will be completed in the life span of the current administration.
“But the good news is that Obaseki has visited the area and he understands the terrain and he has promised that if the road is not completed by November he will complete it. Obaseki’s mother is from Uzebba and he cannot abandon his people.
“Most of us were in PDP for years infact PDP spent ten years but they never poured a sand in that place, so why will people in the name of politics try to exhibit ingratitude to a government that at least had made effort to construct that road.
“Apart from the fact that I am SSG, I am the Iyasele of lluleha so nobody knows my area more than me. These comments are coming from hungry characters who want to blackmail the APC but they have failed.
“The Local Government is an APC Local Government we have always done well there and there is nothing stopping us from defeating the PDP and their sponsors in this area. PDP cannot point at anything they have done for our people all they do is to sponsor some idle persons but they are wasting their time,” he stated.
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