The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, on Monday night met with the members of the Edo Diaspora Community in Europe, where he intimated them his plans for the state.
The meeting, the first of its kind since Ighodalo emerged as the PDP candidate, was held at the Reggio, Emilia Via Cherubino Forzani, Reggio Emilia, Italy, and beamed to his teeming supporters in the state via a Zoom link, recorded an impressive attendance.
Ighodalo, who was accompanied by his wife, Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, to the meeting, spoke on his plans for Edo State.
The meeting, which coincided with the release of his manifesto, “The Pathway to Prosperity for All,” saw him make copious references to the document which enjoyed massive rave reviews on social media upon release.
Ighodalo appealed to his audience to support his dream to make Edo State a first-world sub-national in Nigeria, stressing that the feat was doable.
“Our idea of a pathway to prosperity for all is done with a view to plan and implement the next phase of our journey towards becoming a first-world sub-national.
“We have to harness our God-given resources and the immense potentials of our people; and translate them into shared and inclusive prosperity for all.
“I believe it can be done. That’s why I am running for the office of Governor,” he declared.
The presentation was followed by a lengthy question and answer session. Ighodalo answered questions ranging from security to infrastructure, economy, food security, Diaspora Commission, health, agriculture and many more.
The PDP candidate was able to reference his manifesto on how he intends to provide solutions to all the questions if eventually elected Governor of Edo State.
He highlighted some of the areas where the present government of Governor Godwin Obaseki had done marvellously well and pledged to build on them and said if there were any areas that needed adjustment, he would do that.
Ighodalo thanked those who were able to make it to the meeting for their time and show of love for Edo State and support for his aspirations.
He assured them that he would not disappoint nor fail them as governor if elected.
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