His Excellency, Prince Frank Ukonga Hosts Governorship Candidates of the 2012 Edo gubernatorial election in SDMP Head Office in Benin City.

His Excellency, Prince Frank Ukonga Hosts Governorship Candidates of the 2012 Edo gubernatorial election in SDMP Head Office in Benin City.

His Excellency Prince Frank Ukonga the newly elected Chairman of Edo SDMP who was also the SDMP governorship candidate n the Edo 2012 gubernatorial candidate adjudged the Best election in Nigerian History recently hosted other governorship contenders in the Edo 2012 polls in his Benin City SDMP Office at Second East Circular Road ,Benin City.

Among other dignitaries that attended were the CPC Governorship candidate Comrade Roland Izebuwa, the Labour Party Gubernatorial candidate Comrade Andrew Igwemoh, the NCP Governorship candidate Comrade Paul Orumwese His Excellency General Charles Airhaibvere could not attend because he was off to Lagos after hosting Prince Frank Ukonga in his residence the previous day while comrade Adams Oshiomhole was off to Maiduguri in the joint APC Merging governors’ visit to the Boko Haram victims.  His Excellency Chief Solomon Edebiri could not attend because of pressing issues he needed to attend to in PortHarcort.

Also present in the event were the Exco members of SDMP, the secretary of SDMP Edo state Chief Saka Seidu, the publicity and Media Secretary of SDMP Mr. Henry Ogbemudia,  stalwarts of the SDMP in Edo state Mr. Kinsley Avilele, etc.

After the opening prayers led by the NCP governorship candidate his Excellency Comrade Paul Orumwese; the hosting continued with refreshments and food and drinks then later the four governorship candidates in the Edo 2012 polls went in to a closed door session to discuss on the issues of the state.

The four governorship candidates were unanimous in giving comrade Adams Oshiomhole a clean bill of health in the security as well as the infrastructural development of the state and in education as well as the health and transport sectors. But other areas of job creation, attracting investments, assistance to small and medium scale enterprises needs urgent attention.

The issue of the Unity government was also discussed and a communiqué was issued as to encourage the comrade governor to carry other political parties along in his cabinet. The entire governorship candidates agreed that comrade Governor Adams Oshiomhole will make do his promise but perhaps needed some time to get his act together. The appointment of the SSG of Edo state in person of Prof. Julius Ihonvbere was lauded as well as that of the COS to the government Hon. Patrick Obahaigbon. The list of commissioner nominee’s was frown at by all the governorship candidates as it was all drawn from the ACN party members and non was from the alliance partners.

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Henry Ogbemudia

SDMP Media and Publicity Secretary