EDO 2020 AND HARPS OF WISDOM OF THE ONLY TRUE POLITICAL LEGEND 

Chief John Odigie Oyegun painstakingly have showed a more silent yet influencing posture toward the election, a characteristics that has always defined his personality and political acumen over the years of his services as ExecutiveGovernor of the state and later as National Chairman that led the ruling party to its first win in Nigeria. His posture of decency and admonition for a peaceful election with Edo indigenes voting with their conscience on hand, serves as a well-definedpathway of electoral victory for sane minds in the state to achieve.

Chief Oyegun had left in the trails of his esteemed career a string of empowered individuals, an array of distinguished personalities and a wide dragnet of political followership who testifies of his outstanding pact with decency and truth wherever it matters most. Upholding the true tenets of democracy where the life and need of the lowest of the masses is touched and influenced positively is always what this seasoned elder stateman stands for.

It is of little wonder he describes the unfolding events as primitive where individuals tend to want to force their personal interests and desires on the generality of Edolites, forcing the fortunes of an excellent and working government into a possible oblivion and the general suppression of good governance, common decency, principled leadership, and protection and upholding of democratic rights.

Chief Oyegun has done so much to uplift the betterment of Edo state with his personal and collective action and experience while holding sway to public life in the history of the state. It behoves on Edo citizens to look at the reflection of his life and democratic principles as compared to certain others grandishingabout in the state and claiming to know it all, and use such appraisal to heed reason and collectively walk in the direction of same.

It would be common sense for community leaders, youth groups, women organizations, religious bodies and the wholestate to listen to the words of wisdom from a true democrat and living legend of politics in Edo state and come out in one accord, massively and deploying their conscience to vote rightlyin choosing their own governor and no one else’s choice this coming Saturday the 19th Sept, 2020.

The fact that a LEGEND like Chief Oyegun has spoken, we expect a clear reflection of the people’s choice in the election on Saturday with the freewill and rights of the good people of Edo state showcased in the outcome, where a government for the people and by the people will be allowed to serve.

Engr. Paul Arabome (Mspe)

Writes in from Canada