As the forthcoming September 21 governorship election in Edo State continues to gather momentum, the Senator, representing Edo South Senatorial District, Senator Neda Imasuen has urged the incumbent People Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) to collapse their structures for the Labour Party (LP).
Senator Imasuen, elected under the platform of LP, said the two major political parties lack the solutions to the challenges confronting the state.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday in Abuja, the lawmaker lamented that the PDP and APC who had ruled the state for the past years have only succeeded in leaving the people in untold hardship.
According to him, the time has come for PDP and APC to give way to a new party that has something to offer.
The Senator, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition, stated, “It will not be a surprise if LP wins the Edo State governorship elections because if you feel the pulse of the people today and you ask if they were better off 15 years ago than they are now, the resounding answer is they are not better off.
“We know how much a bag of rice costs today, beans and garri are not even affordable. In my state people are selling yams, not in tubers any more but in slices, that’s the depth of hardship in the state being instigated by these political parties.
“So to begin to perpetuate the government in power who seems not to have solutions to these problems, and we see ourselves going deep into this whole on a daily basis, then we must have something up our sleeves.
“I just believe that the two major political parties that have ruled us ever since must give way to a new party that has something to offer which is the Labour Party. Like the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party in Nigeria will also succeed.
When asked if he’s satisfied with the impact made on his constituents in his one year in the office, Senator Imasuen simply said he’s not satisfied, saying that the needs of the people is enormous.
“There is no adequate healthcare, the schools are all breaking down, we don’t have enough teachers, and when we do have them, they are not even qualified to teach. Our roads are nothing to write home about.
“Most of my constituents are in the rural areas, and they are farmers. Today many of them, I mean over 70% of them can no longer go to the farm because of fear of banditry.
“So am I satisfied? No! But we are hoping that with legislation, and by the grace of God, the tide will turn around”, he stated.
The Edo State Governorship Election is scheduled to hold on Saturday 21st September 2024.
