EDO GUBER ELECTIONS: OSHIOMHOLE TACKLES PDP IN CAMPAIGN, WELCOMES NEW DECAMPEES.

The reelection bid of the Edo state Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole took a dramatic turn on Tuesday when he flagged-off his 2012 campaign in Esan senatorial district of Edo state home of the acclaimed Edo state political god-father and National leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih. It will be recall that Esan is the only area in the state where Governor Oshiomhole’s Action Congress of Nigeria recorded the lowest votes in the last elections so the visitation was indeed a significant one to the ruling party in the state. Oshiomhole while delivering his first term report card stated that despite given the necessary support by the Esan people, his administration did not tribal politics by denying them what is popularly called democracy dividend in Nigeria with the provision of notable infrastructural development such as roads, construction of bore-hole water, building of blocks of classrooms etc all in Esan senatorial district. The comrade governor challenged the oppositions People Democratic Party to publicly point out their developmental achievements both in Esan senatorial district and state entirely in their nearly one decade of rule in the state then compare it to what he has achieved so far. “The PDP rule the great people of Edo for close to ten years, between 1999 and 2008 yet could not account for a singular project that is still up and running today. It is a shame and this is due to their so call overbearing political god-father”. Meanwhile, part of the highlights of the campaign saw some of the state's big wig among the PDP publicly decamping to the ACN and declaring their total support for the ruling party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election. Some of them include the younger brother of the former governor of Edo state Professor Osumbor. While welcoming the Comrade Oshiomhole said he is happy for them for realizing the truth on time and breaking the yoke of slavery in their life for freedom “The fight against god-father-ism is fight against oppression, in other to get our development right then our politics must be moving”, say no god-father-ism say no to PDP. Eminent Nigerians present at the campaign includes, former foreign affairs minister and ACN National leader Tom Ikimi, two time former house of representative member honorable Patrick Obaiagbon, Chief Oduma, director general of the Oshiomhole campaign organization Barrister Ize Iyamu, incumbent deputy governor of the state and a host of others. The governor who took time to enumerate his first term achievements which includes, construction of roads in all the local government area in the state, building of classrooms in numerous and different local governments in the state both Junior and Senior Secondary schools, installation of bore-hole water in communities, on-going Ambrose Alli University central administrative Block which was abandoned for years, power project at Ilushin etc He however promise to do more if voted in for the second time.