Your Government Has Not Been Fair To Us, Edo PDP Tells Buhari Ahead Of State Campaign Visit

Edo State PDP, has just been informed that President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, would be in Edo state to campaign for his re-election on Thursday, 17 January, 2019. 

We have written an open letter to remind Mr President of our dilemma over the so-called “5star hospital” built and purportedly equipped by his factional national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and commissioned by Mr President.

Mr President, as you are coming to Edo state to campaign for your re-election we hope you will ask about that hospital.

Be that as it may, Edo people are wondering how you want to gain their support and vote especially as you are aware that since you were sworn in as President, federal government presence has disappeared from our state apparently in fulfilment of your 97% and 5% development formula. You will recall that Edo people rejected your party by voting 2 of the 3 senators and 5 of the 9 house of representatives members from PDP in 2015.

Your government claims it is feeding primary school children across the country with N228b annually, how many Edo pupils have you Fed? NONE! 

Your government claims it has used over N3trillion for infrastructural development in the last three years, How much have you spent on infrastructure in Edo? NONE! Our Benin-Abuja road abandoned since you came in. The NPDC headoffice previously under construction, abandoned since you came in almost 4 years ago and Benin-Abraka road, same!

In Edo, our women and traders have also not benefited from you unimaginative vote-buying mechanism you nicknamed Tradermoni. This policy though pedestrian and repulsive, your government has deliberately short-changed Edo traders.

You promised millions of jobs, but none was created in Edo state. Even the farmers were deceived by your party to open and deposit money with a bank so they can have access to loans. But alas, it was a lie! And to add insult to injury, herdsmen challenges were not addressed by your government. Your government pretended like they did not hear the cries of our farmers!

Your government promised to upgrade Benin airport to an international airport by December 2018, but we are not surprised as it was just another vote buying scam designed by your party. 

In the area of appointments, your government has not been fair to us as no Edo man or woman is in charge of any Ministry, Department or Agency. 

Mr President, Edo people are very politically matured and sophisticated, so dont allow Adams Oshiomhole to deceive you like he did in regards to the hospital you commissioned. He is going to hire crowd who will not vote for you at the elections because quite frankly, you have nothing to campaign with. 

Signed

Chris Osa Nehikhare 
SPS PDP EDO STATE