EDO NORTH GROUP CALLS OUT POLITICAL WAR HORSE AND PEOPLES LEADER COMRADE ADAMS ALIYU OSHIOMHOLE FOR SENATE.
Going into the 2023 General Elections, political permutations has once again seen to the reawakening of political realignments, positioning of Political relevance and influence across the wards, local governments, states, political zones and national levels in Nigeria. Hence, as this year progresses, political parties, the ruling and opposition will start realigning and trading favours based on the political influence that will translate to votes in the coming elections. Now, political chieftains will be called upon to deliver!!! Be so as it is, we are bound to see those chieftains who are of tested and proven influence, having a lot to say on the Nigeria project that will emerge after the 2023 elections. The parties; Opposition and the Ruling Party know this. Those who will be victorious in the elections will be the party that comes to the contest with it’s core base secure. That is why individual influence that will swell votes comes to play.
Based on their influence and place in their parties and core base, let us look at these blocks of influence from the prism of their fortunes in the last elections at the Federal and their states levels respectively.
Coming to the South South, one man who is sure to retain his home base, Edo North Senatorial District is the indefatigable former labour Leader, former two term Governor of Edo State and tested, proven Party man and Leader as the National Chairman of the Nigerian Ruling Party APC, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole.
Without gainsaying, Comrade Oshiomhole. is one Nigerian politician who no matter the twist and turn of political events at the National and State Levels has retained the trust and unalloyed loyalty and following of the electorates in his stronghold of Edo North. It is instructive that contrary to what many traducers may in their shallow calculation and understanding of political dynamics hold out as a sign of their fervently wish and hope for, but never to happen in the case of Comrade Oshiomhole waning political influence; the outcome of the last Edo State Gubernatorial Elections ironically only served to reinforce and reinstate the Comerade infallible position as the political leader and major factor of Edo North Senatorial District.
While those critics gleefully point out the over all result of that election, what they failed to acknowledge even as it stares them in the face is that despite the onslaught the incumbent had deployed to rip Edo North from Oshomhole’s political and electoral influence, at the end of the poll, as eloquently spoken by the people’s vote, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole retained the trust of his people to remain in control of the Senatorial District. Ensuring victory for the APC in the Six local governments of Estako West, Estako East. Estako Central, Owan West, Owan East, and Akoko Edo.
It is a fact that even in the face of the aspirant losing in his backyard , Edo South and the calculative voting trend of Edo Central to vote against the APC based on their supposed interests in 2024 Gubernatorial race, Comrade Oshiomhole stood firm to be the single leader to retain control of his political base.
Considering the zoning arrangement as announced by the APC, which zoned the Presidency and the Senate Presidency to the South and
with the presidency tilting more towards the Southwest, there is no don’t that the Southeast and South-South will have to nogotiate and vie for the Senate Presidency. This are the Political realities that has been spuring each political zone and enclave to strive to present their very best in a bid to best position themselves.
In this vane, it is not surprising that the people of Edo North, desirous of quality representation and a strong precence in the post 2023 political and governance arrangement of Nigeria have been increasingly vocal and strident in their call on Comrade Adams Oshiomhale to contest for the Senatorial slot to represent them.The latest group to come out strongly to call on Oshiomhole for this position is the Lovers Of World Wide. As the name of the group implies, the group was formed by grateful citizens of Edo North and beyond who are appreciative of his unprecedented contributions and achievements in the Social, Political and economic development of the Senatorial District, Edo State and Nigeria at large. The group posits that with the present realities and given his antecedents and experience, Comrade Oshiomhole is the Political war horse that could best represent them and be their contribution to the emerging post President Muhammadu Buhari APC government.
In a press release, the group stated;;
The lovers of ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE, Worldwide, an association of like minded people, which cuts across nations, with the common goal to continue to appreciate the hard work, values industry, transformation and genuineness of His Excellency, Comrade Adams Aliu OSHIOMHOLE. Our political father and mentor, a man who believes in democracy.
We use this medium to first reiterate our solidarity with the people’s Comrade, a rare Colossus, a labour maistro with an unbeaten track record. A fearless people’s leader, strongwilled to bring about transformation of government and governance. A promotero of economic and social growth giant and defender of the common good of the people, Comrade Adams Aliu OSHIOMHOLE .
Sir, we are a people who do not forget your great works in advancing the welfare of workers, your untiring zeal, hard work saw to the transformation of Edo State and your goodwill in the National level are milestones not easily surmountable.
We are unrepentantly your followers and supporters. We hereby join our voices to say: “Sir, your days of political recess are enough”. We miss your people
oriented leadership. Your people can no longer continue to miss your God given
leadership.