Ize-Iyamu: my agenda will transform Edo

From Bisi Olaniyi, Benin

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has assured the people that his clarity of purpose and hunger for service will transform the decaying and neglected infrastructure across the 18 local governments.

Ize-Iyamu on Thursday in Benin through his campaign organisation’s Director of Communication and Media, Prince John Mayaki, clarified the misattribution of his consistent ambition to desperation by sceptics, saying contrary to their claims, he was driven by the desire to reposition and restructure Edo State with his carefully-thought-out policies and programmes encapsulated in his SIMPLE Agenda.

The SIMPLE agenda comprises S – Security and Social Welfare, I – Infrastructure Development/Urban Renewal, M – Manpower Development and Training, P – Public/Private Partnerships, L – Leadership By Example and E – Employment and Empowerment.

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The APC governorship candidate said: “It is sad and regrettable that my clarity of purpose is what shortsighted minds call desperation. It is really a definite statement of ambition.

“It is a truism that Pastor Ize-Iyamu wants to become the governor of Edo State and everyone knows this. Make no pretence about that; he is humbled by the people’s support and belief in him.

“Ize-Iyamu’s desire to reposition and restructure Edo State is now our project, the people’s project. Obviously, he knows what he wants and will surely go for it, because it will be for all Edo people’s collective benefit.

“It will not be like the case of the grown man who was foisted on the people, and the strategy he hopes to bring these desires to reality is through his carefully-thought-out policies and programmes, encapsulated in his manifesto, which he tagged the SIMPLE agenda.”