Clem Agba, the former minister of national planning and budget, announced his desire to run for governor of Edo in 2024.
On the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his ward in the Uzanu village in the state’s Etsako East Local Government, Agba announced his decision to run for governor on Tuesday.
Since “charity begins at home,” Agba explained, he made the decision to proclaim his interest at his ward as a homeboy.
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Agba claimed that if he is elected, it will not be sufficient to keep discussing the problems with society and the shortcomings of the current administration, but rather to highlight the positive developments that can occur throughout the entire state.
The former minister added that he would implement an action plan for the development of the state if elected.
He said: “I have come here to tell my people of my aspiration to run for the office of the governor of Edo State because it is not enough to continue to talk about the ills but to showcase what (good things that) can happen in every corner of the state with my village, which today, I think we can be described as a town or city.
“It is for that reason that I have decided that I want to run for the office of governor of Edo state. I want to be governor to implement the plans I helped put in place as a minister.
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“All parts of Edo need development. When I was in government, I showcased what can happen to villages. We will focus on rural development, with multi-dimensional poverty in the country, we will put a stop to rural-urban drift.
“With rural-urban drift, the urban areas will turn to slums; there would be insecurity in those areas; food prices will go high. These are some of the things we want to deal with.
“It is not that it is not good to go to the moon like Americans and some other people are doing, but for me, we have to solve our basic problems of food, shelter, health, sanitation and others.”
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