Hon. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, the lawmaker, who represented the Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2023, has been endorsed by the Legacy Coalition, a group in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that has no cordial relationship with the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.
Ogbeide-Ihama, having declared his intention to contest for the governorship position in the state gubernatorial poll coming up in September, had boasted that if the PDP makes him its candidate, the election would be a walk over for him.
He said “This is a formal notification and a passionate appeal to the leadership of the party to support me for my governorship ambition in the year 2024. There have been speculations and questions if Ogbeide-Ihama is interested in the governorship race or not. I want to formally notify you that I am contesting, and I need your support.
“Since 1998 till now that I have registered as a member of the party, I have remained in the party. I am a loyal member of my party. So, if we are to talk about loyalty, I am the person,” he claimed.
“If you talk about experience, I have the political and managerial experience to govern Edo. I have the managerial skills to manage humans and resources of Edo. I have the needed human relationship. I want to be governor of Edo and not a senatorial district.
“I am fully ready. All I need is your prayers. I will be governor of the whole Edo State and not a senatorial district. I want to bring development to Edo State. I want to empower our youths so they can stand on their own. I want to stop child mortality.
“There is no reason anyone above 70 years in Edo should lack healthcare. I want to give good free healthcare to our aged parents. Edo will be a state all of us would be proud of with Ogbeide-Ihama.”
Among the big wigs of the party who were at the Bishop Kelly Pastoral Centre, Benin City, to witness the declaration were Hon. Charles Idahosa, a member of the Board of Trustees(BoT) of the PDP; Hon. Idehen Ebomoyi, the leader of the PDP in Edo South Senatorial Zone and Harrison Omagbon, the Deputy State Chairman of the PDP.
Edo 2024: PDP Legacy Coalition supports Ogbeide-Ihama’s aspiration
