From Mathew Auta, Kaduna.
The Good Governance Advocacy Group, has held a symposium to drum their support for the Edo State governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo in the forthcoming election.
He said that the symposium which held in Benin, the Edo State capital, had a theme ” Obidients For An Edo That Works For All: The Asue Ighodalo Phenomenon”.
The well attended event was graced by the People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Dr. Asue Ighodalo, who was declared fit for the governorship election to manage Edo State.
In his welcome address, Mr Austin Isikhuemen said that the group’s vision and mission was the overriding reason that made Asue Ighodalo of the PDP their choice in the gubernatorial election billed for September 2024.
He said justice, fairness and equity as well as the candidate’s pedigree and track record of performance and integrity form a basic requirements form such exalted office.
He asserted that Asue ighodalo stands head and shoulders above the pack of other qualified runners in the race.
Also speaking, Prof. Chris Nwaokobia Mustapha, gave enough reasons why Edo people cannot afford to toy with their future by electing the wrong candidate.
Prof Chris called on Dr Asue to take Edo State to the exemplary height that will create peer pressure among other state governments which can raise the standard of governance nationally.
Prof Chris, also said that the Obidient Symposium was necessary as he explained that Obidients preached justice, equity and fairness and supported Peter Obi from the South East in 2023.
He said they cannot now turn around to support a candidate of Labour Party who is from the same local government and senatorial district to take over from Governor Obaseki.
” Edo North was in the saddle for eight years before Edo South whose tenure of eight years is coming to a close. He jocularly asked “Edo Central come wash plate?”
Responding, Dr Asue Ighodalo, spoke about great leaders like Lin Quan Yu and his Cambridge University days with Remi Fani-Kayode who became his ‘tutor’ because of the latter’s exceptional brilliance.
He said that the he Singeporean leader was shocked when he later visited Nigeria and found it in a state of arrested development.
Dr Asue said that, Singapore, has moved to the first world while Nigeria is apparently on a backslide.
“We have had oil revenues enough to build seven Dubai’s but where did all the money go? Choice of wrong leaders has been the cause of Nigeria’s development crisis,” he said.
Goodwill messages were received from the Deputy Governor, DG PDP Campaign Council and Commissioner for Arts and Culture.
Professor Izibili’s Guest lecture on Leadership and its role in attaining the Edo of our dream, was well received. He defined leadership and showed the relationship between purposive leadership and governance outcomes. He successfully linked leadership perception and the quest for Edo State of our dream. He highlighted the critical impact of character on the performance of a leader and concluded that leadership must not be left to chance but deliberately chosen with expected outcomes in mind.
Austin Isikhuemen
Co-Convener
Obidients For AI
A Good Governance Advocacy Group.
ALamanah daily-Hausa/English 