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Blessing Agbomhere, zonal executive member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-south, has declared his bid for the Edo governorship election.

Speaking at Fugar, Ward 1, in Etsako central LGA of the state, Agbomhere said he would eliminate “massive poverty and unemployment” in Edo if he picks the APC ticket and eventually wins the election.

The Edo gubernatorial election will be held in 2024.

The APC chieftain said his commitment to serve the people of Edo is borne out of “genuine love and hunger” to move the state from its current state of “hopelessness and deprivation to an enviable height in economic prosperity”.

“The pervasive poverty, unemployment and lack of industrialization in the state is the result of the corrupt, disorganized and purposeless leadership of the current administration of Godwin Obaseki,” he said.

“I am not unaware that social and economic life in Edo state has been hopeless, chaotic and stale with a dire need for innovative and purpose driven leadership as the tragic state of affairs in the state has become worrisome considering the fallout of the uncoordinated and vision-less leadership provided by Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shuaibu in the past seven and a half years.”

Agbomhere said the people of Edo should reject anyone who does not have the capacity to lead.