Chief Anthony Enahoro’s political group, the Movement for National Reformation, has thrown its weight behind Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s re-election bid, urging Edo people to fully support the return of the governor to Osadebey Avenue come July 14, 2012.
The pro-democracy group, in a communiqué at the end of its meeting in Benin City, noted that considering the dynamic performance by Oshiomhole as governor, which in four years has turned the face of Benin City and other parts of Edo state around, MNR wishes he is returned to the government house to complete the good work which he started.
The movement urged “all his followers and all people of goodwill to vote for him as a reward for handwork and competence.”
The communiqué, signed by its acting Administration Secretary, Omonefe Okosun, said the meeting “reviewed that state of the nation and concluded that the democratic governance was facing severe stress all over the country.
“Regarding the state of insecurity in the country caused by acts of terrorism, armed robbery and kidnappings, the solution lies in the return to true federalism where the federating ethnic nationalities will develop at their own pace.”
The late elder statesman, Chief Anthony Enahoro, a prominent pro-democracy leader, true federalism and self-determination advocate, was the foundation chairman and leader of the organisation.
Meanwhile, Oshiomhole has described the flag off of the of the N2.22 billion Ada-Okere-Ukoni Amendokhian Road in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area by the Federal Ministry of Works as a gimmick to hoodwink the unsuspecting voters barely a few days to gubernatorial election.
The governor, who said this during his second term campaign at Amendokhian, Esan North East Local Government Area, noted that the Peoples Democratic Party should stop deceiving the people with projects that will not exist.
“For the first time they told the truth that the road contract was awarded since 2009 and it was in that year’s budget. But the people should ask why they are flagging off the construction of the road at the eve of election in 2012 and during the rainy season,” he noted.
According to him: “The Minister of Works agreed the road has been in the 2009 budget, but at the eve of election this year they decided to flag off the construction. PDP, when will you stop to deceive the people.”
The governor, who said the Minister of Works has been unfair to the people of Uromi because he knows that as an engineer it is not in the best interest to construct road during the raining season, added: “They must do the road and the people should compare the quality to the roads being constructed by the Action Congress of Nigeria.”