Governor of Edo State
Mr Adams Eric Oshiomhole has laid to rest insinuations on his purported bid for
the presidential ticket of his party, the All progressives Congress , APC,
saying while he remains committed to the Nigerian project, his focus now is on
accelerating the pace of development in Edo State.
In a statement personally signed by him, Governor Oshiomhole
said following persistent inquiries from friends, political associates and
well-meaning Nigerians both at home and abroad over speculations of his interest in the 2015 presidential election,
and media comments by his aides he had to categorically state that he is not contesting
for the 2015 presidential election.
My focus now is to continue with our efforts to accelerate
the pace of our development programmes to take Edo State to the next level.
He expressed the belief that his party, the APC, has enough
credible materials to pick from to fly the party’s flag in the 2015
presidential election.
He recalled that in 2007
after the expiration of his tenure
at the NLC, he similarly came
under pressure from well-meaning
Nigerians including foremost human rights lawyer late
Chief Gani Fawehinmi to vie for
the presidency.
The Governor said he was convinced that anyone genuinely
interested in service could do so in any capacity and insisted against popular demand not to
contest the presidency but the Governorship of Edo State in 2007 and, to the Glory
of God he won while he was re-elected in 2012.
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