MIRIAM NNOLI 
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has implored the people of Edo State to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, in the forthcoming Saturday’s governorship election in the state in order to birth a state that is functional.
Speaking at the grand finale of the APC campaign in the state, Shettima who joined other top members of the party at the Sports Complex of the University of Benin on Saturday, said the state needs a strategic thinker, a builder, and a man of the people who can rally the people of the state.
He said, “Whether you are a civil servant or a trader, whether you are Esan or Afemai, whether you are a Christian or a Muslim, whether you are young or old, male or female, our expectations are the same.
“We all seek the same thing – a functional Edo State, a state that can provide opportunities for all of you to thrive. What unites us most is not our differences but our collective desire for a nation that works, a state that meets our needs,” Shettima said
The Vice President, who accentuated the recent improvement in revenue allocation to all tiers of government, called on the people of Edo to vote massively for the APC in order to benefit from the wind of positive change.
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“I assure you that this is the best time to be a Governor in Nigeria. The economic reforms of the past year, though tough, have laid the groundwork for better opportunities ahead.
“With increased allocations to the states, your incoming government has more resources to bankroll programmes and projects that benefit you,” the Vice President assured Edo people.
Shettima also noted that the candidate of the APC in the September 21 Edo governorship polls, Senator Okpebholo, is most qualified to assume the leadership of the state.
He went further to say, “What Edo State needs is a strategic thinker, a builder, a man of the people, a man who can rally the great people of Edo State. Edo State needs a man who will open his doors to the people, hear their cries and lead with the fear of God. Edo does not need a man who knows it all. Edo needs a man who feels the pulse of his people, knows where it hurts, and has a story to tell in terms of where he is coming from”.
