Retired general joins Edo gov race

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Charles Airhiavbere (retd.), on Monday, declared his intention to run for the office of the Edo State governor ahead of next year’s governorship poll in the state.…CONTINUE READING

Speaking during a meeting with members of the Oredo Ward 1 at his residence in Benin, Airhiavbere said Edo needed a competent governor irrespective of the zone of origin.

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Airhavbere said, “We hear people saying there should be zoning. You can only zone what you have; if you don’t have a daughter, you cannot give out a daughter in marriage. That is why the APC must present the best and the best is standing before you.”

He further argued that it would be beneficial for the APC to produce the next Edo State governor to align the state with the government at the federal level.

He said, “I have always insisted that Edo State should be governed by a party that is in the centre because this is the heartbeat of the nation. How can the heartbeat be in another party and then you still say it is the heartbeat?

“We must trust the government at the federal level and we must key in; that is why we are restating that bringing under the APC government is a task that must be done. That is one of the reasons I have decided to throw my cap into the ring and to make sure that we rescue the state.”