URHONIGBE – Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has promise to decongest the high traffic in the city by opening up new town through infrastructural development and establishment of industries that will give every community in the state a sense of belonging through industrialization.
Speaking at the palace of the Okaevbo of Urhonigbe, HRH, Igie Amokhuo, Obaseki express his determination to re-open the dormant Urhonigbe Rubber plantation Estate and give more lands to the management of the Rubber Estate to enable them offer employment to the people of Orhionmwon saying that the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) that has delayed the opening of the plantation has already been signed by the Governor of the State.
According to him, ‘I will make Urhonigbe a major city in Edo State by taking advantage of the existing infrastructure and attracting investment to the city. He promises to complete the internal roads within the community in his determination in tuning remote areas into major towns.
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Obaseki however express worry over the long neglect of the Urhonigbe community saying that apart from the establishment of the plantation Estate in 1963 by Awolowo, Urhonigbe community has never witness any other government presence until the APC administration which he said will revolutionize the Orhionmwon in no distance time.
On his part, the traditional ruler of Urhonigbe, HRH, Igie Amokhuo, who noted that it is important for political leaders to build trust with the people as it is the only way to establish lasting relationship urged the governorship candidate to work towards adopting the same attitude towards evolving a people-oriented development as the incumbent governor did.
“You must not stray away from the path already established by Oshiomhole. Before he came, they told us that it is not possible for anyone to bring development to Edo state because it is a civil servant state. But Oshiomhole came and succeeded in proving to us that development is possible in the state. Because of that, he is as popular today ask he was from the beginning. You must also emulate him so that the trust we repose on you today will not be misplaced”, the monarch advised.
