Edo ACN candidates get royal blessings     Newsdiaryonline  Thurs Mar 3,2011

Candidates of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have obtained royal blessings  ahead of the April general elections. The candidates for the

 Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly  who visited the palaces of the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, the Otaru of Auchi, 

Alhaji Haliru Momoh, Ikelebe III, the Okagiesan of Esanland, and Onogie of  Irrua, Alhaji Williams Momodu II, the Onogie of Ubiaja, Godfrey

 Odigie Abumere  and Onogie of Igueben, Ehizojie Eluojerior I, in company of the state Governor  were assured of the support of the ancestors

 in their quest.

At the palace of the Oba of Benin, the royal father who acknowledged the good  works of the Governor in developing the state told the candidates

 led by Senator  Ehigie Uzamere that they should be worthy representatives of their people and  emulate the good works of the Governor. The Benin 

monarch while praying for the candidates said: "be rest assured that  the ancestors of Benin Kingdom are with you."

At Auchi, the Otaru who mentioned that he had just concluded his seven day  fasting for the nation when the team visited said: "I want to say that your

  visits here today is divine and I testify that the road that leads to the land  which brought you into office, people must follow it”.

"You have a team, and by the way you came into office, nobody thought it would  be, but it is destined and what is destined, nobody can stop it."

 He told the Edo North candidates led by the Senatorial Candidate, Deacon Domingo  Obende: "I wish you a very successful campaign and election."

The Okagiesan of Esanland and Onogie of Irrua, Alhaji William Momodu told the  Edo Central Candidates led by the Senatorial Candidate, Herbetta 

Okonofua: "I'm  not hiding my feelings, I'm in support of what Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is doing  in Edo State. In just two years, he has changed

the face of governance in the  state. Once he says 'vote for me', he knows I will vote for him. "Comrade Goverrnor, the Irrua people say thank you

 for the good works you are  doing, expecting you to do more. Have an assurance that we will vote for you.  Other people from Esanland will 

vote for you; we will never forget Oshiomhole,  we will never forget ACN."

At Ubiaja, the Onogie HRH Godfrey Odigie Abumere told the party's candidates  that he and his people were for the development and growth of the 

state and  since this was what the ACN Government of Comrade Oshiomhole represents, he and  his people would not let the party down. 

The royal father thereafter prayed for the candidates individually and applied  royal white chalk on them.   At Igueben, the royal father who was full 

of praise for the Governor over the  rapid development in the state said: "achievements speak louder than voice. If  you continue at the rate of what 

we are hearing and seeing, what is happening in  Lagos will be a childs play, and these achievements will continue long aft you.

"We are happy over the Udo-Igueben road, Ewohinmi-Igueben road. We saw what you  did in Benin City yesterday and we are fully part of the

 erosion control  programme in Benin City. We all have our children in Benin City and we are happy  about it.” "You have the support of Igueben

 Local government because your projects are already speaking for you."

.......Edo Labour Party to support ACN candidates

Chairman of Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, Elder Sam Omede has said that the  party has no candidate in the forth coming election in the state, but will  support the candidates of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to win their  elections.  The Labour Party chairman, who disclosed this during the flag off of the ACN  campaign in Egor local government area, said the party’s ticket is not for sale. According to him, the Labour Party which was formed by Edo State Governor,  Comrade Adams Oshiomhole will do everything possible to make all the Action  Congress of Nigeria candidates succeed. “Because Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is our leader we would do everything to make  all the candidates of the Action Congress succeed”, he added, He maintained that, “the Labour Party is not a Tuke Tuke party and we are not  selling the party’s ticket to anyone”.

“I left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), after one hundred days in office of  Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as governor when they refused to practice true  democracy and I joined the Labour Party.  The governor has succeeded in touching  the lives of the people and he is not a sectional leader,” he noted. The rally which was held at the Olua Primary School, Uselu, witnessed the  decamping of prominent PDP and Labour Party members to the Action Congress of  Nigeria. The Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole reiterated his appeal to the  people of the state not to allow any leader to use them against the interest of

the party.

“This election should be based on performance. Ask those people who campaign to  you which party they belong to and what they have done for the people because  the purpose of voting people into positions is for them to represent our  interest“, he said.

While stressing that the election should be based on issues, Comrade Oshiomhole  said the PDP gave the people of Edo State poverty and lamentation in ten years  and he commended the members of the state House of Assembly who have made it  possible for the government to touch the lives of the people.

“Without legislative powers we cannot award the various contracts across the  state.  We have transformed Adolor College, Olua Primary School, Edaiken Primary  School, constructed roads, provided water and electricity for the Egor local  government as well as the payment of N6blillion for the construction of a modern  moat to decongest the flooding around the teachers house and environs,” he  added.

The Governor presented Hon Ehigie Uzamere, the senatorial candidate, Hon. Jim  Adun, the House of Representative candidate and Rt.Hon Paul Ohonbamu the House  of Assembly candidate to the people  of Egor Constituency.

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