Obi, Tinubu Or Atiku? – Obaseki Speaks On Presidential Candidate Edo Will Vote For In 2023

Obi, Tinubu Or Atiku? – Obaseki Speaks On Presidential Candidate Edo Will Vote For In 2023

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared that the people of the state will vote for any presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections that will ensure the creation of state police.

The governor spoke as a special guest of honour at the 2022 Women In Security (WIS) Conference in Lagos, yesterday, which was held with the theme, ‘Developing Resilient Leaders for the African Security Industry.

He noted that the unitary structure of the country’s security architecture was part of the reasons the nation was struggling to contain insecurity, adding that Edo people would back any presidential candidate that convinces them that he would allow them to have their own police force.

He added: “The issue is constitutional. It’s one of the issues being discussed now. Can the next president of this country guarantee Edo people that he will allow us to have our police? If he says yes, and we trust and believe him, it’s one of the issues we will vote for. It has to be political and constitutional.”

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Obaseki also charged women to be actively involved in the election process by placing their issues on the table for debate by candidates.

He said: “I believe we cannot continue to lament that things are not working and that we are excluded without making attempts to participate. The major challenge of governance today is leadership, particularly by the political class and exclusion of a large segment of the country. Young people and women are excluded from our politics. And if they don’t participate in elections, if they don’t participate in party politics, then it will be difficult for them to play in the game.

“Women should not just participate by attending campaign rallies, but also by making sure that their own issues are on the table and are debated. How do economic policies affect women and families? How do the political process guarantee the rights and freedoms of women? These are the issues we should be demanding from people who are seeking elective offices today.”

Earlier in her keynote address, titled ‘What it Takes to Lead: Building the Next Generation of Resilient Leaders in an increasingly Volatile World’, the Chairman of Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Bola Adesola, urged women to take charge of their careers.

“You need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Be continuously dissatisfied with the status quo. Build your own table if there is none; take charge of your career. Don’t outsource decisions that affect you to others,” she advised.

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