EDO PEOPLES'S MANDATES
Words are not enough for me to express my gratitude to almighty God for a day like this. It’s in this light that I join millions of Edolites and admirers of Democracy, to congratulate our amiable, dogged , and resilient “Peoples’ Governor”, Comrade Aliyu Adams Oshiomhole on his well deserved renewal of his social contract with the people, by the Edo People in a landslide victory at the Polls. As God will not allow Edo to return to the dark days again.
“Osho Baba”, as he fondly called has endeared himself in the heart of the Edo people in particular, and the world in general through his infrastructural and urban renewal drive in the last three and a half years in Edo State. His re-election is a true reflection of the people’s desire for a continuation of his “resourceful, focused, and pragmatic leadership.” “Oshiomhole worked for the state and no amount of gratification could persuade the people to vote otherwise.
Oshiomhole Democratically Humiliate; embarrassed and humbled his main rival, Gen. Charles Airhiavevbere (retd) of the Peoples Democratic Party in his Oredo Ward 1, Unit 20, polling 360 votes as against 38 votes for the PDP. Airhiavbere’s main backers - “Mr. Fix It” Chief Tony Anenih, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia Chief Mike Oghiadomhe (Chief of Staff to the President), and Chief Gabriel Igbinedion - fared no better in their hitherto secured backyards. They all performed woefully as they could not deliver their polling Unit.
Oshiomhole made a clean sweep in all the 18 local government areas of the state. Declaring the official result at a crowded session at the Edo State INEC headquarters on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Osayuki Godwin Oshodin, said Oshiomhole scored a total of 477,478 votes (or 73 percent of the total votes cast) to beat his closest rival, Maj. Gen. Charles Airhiavbere of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 144,235 votes (or 22 percent of the total votes cast).
Oshiomhole made a clean sweep in all the 18 local government areas of the state.
1. Akoko Edo: ACN-29,803, ANPP-163, CPC-184, LABOUR-38,NCP-36,PDP-13,783, SDMP-65.
2. Egor: ACN- 50,623, ANPP-294, CPC-281, LP-28, NCP-36, PDP-3,486, SMDP-29
3. Esan Central: ACN-11,792, ANPP-83,CPC-65,LP-23,NCP-30,PDP-9,281, SDMP- 34
4. Esan North-East: ACN-13,086, ANPP-123, CPC-77, LP-11, NCP-35, PDP-12,478, SDMP- 44.
5. Esan South-East: ACN-14,904, ANPP-85, CPC-61, LP-22, NCP-16, PDP-9634, SDMP-44.
6. Esan West: ACN- 13,499, ANPP -156, CPC- 115, LP -24, NCP- 25, PDP- 13,282, SDMP- 40.
7. Etsako East: ACN- 23,174, ANPP -75, CPC- 61, LP- 13, NCP- 6, PDP- 4,992, SDMP -28.
8. Etsako West: ACN- 44,962, ANPP -169, CPC- 192, LP -152, NCP -37, PDP -5,920, SDMP -45.
9. Igueben: ACN -9,751, ANPP -63, CPC -35, LP -9, NCP -19, PDP -6,758, SDMP -18.
10. Ikpoba/Okha: ACN -58,809, ANPP -518, CPC -357, LP -54, NCP -49, PDP -6,505, SDMP -56.
11. Oredo LGA: ACN -66,522, ANPP -454, CPC -268, LP -49,NCP -45, PDP -9,081, SDMP -48.
12. Orhionwon: ACN -26,163, ANPP -277, CPC -235, LP -34, NCP -46,PDP -8,716, SDMP -53.
13. Ovia South-West: ACN -16,077, ANPP -196, CPC -222, LP -25, NCP -37, PDP -5015, SDMP -84.
14. Ovia North-East: ACN -26,835, ANPP -280, CPC -233, LP -41, NCP -34, PDP -5,427, SDMP -68.
15. Owan West: ACN -15,150, ANPP -136, CPC -130, LP -20, NCP -26, PDP -7,229, SDMP -37.
16. Owan East LGA: ACN -22,483, ANPP -169, CPC -123, LP -27, NCP -23, PDP -11,709, SDMP -34
17. Uhunmwode: ACN -17,011, ANPP -359, CPC -124, LP -22, NCP -24, PDP -5,826, SDMP -70.
Imagine a state that was hitherto held hostage by god-fatherism, looting of public treasure has been unbundle from the shackles of poverty and underdevelopment through the peoples’ mandates free given to Aliyu Oshiomole in free, credible, and transparent election on 14th July, 2012. A true manifestation of the voice of the people, to whom much is given, much is also expected. Adams Oshiomole should work harder in his second term to justify the confidence in his leadership clearly expressed by the electorate on Saturday.
Finally, I want to use this medium to thank President Goodluck Jonathan to providing the level playing field for the people to decide who governs them. And also to commiserate with the Nigeria Police force and INEC on the death of Three policemen, two of whom are inspectors and a constable as well as an adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reportedly drowned in Ethiope River yesterday while taking electoral materials to riverine communities in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State
Written By Clifford Ogbeide
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