BENIN CITY—THE immediate past Edo State representative in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Henry Okhuarobo, has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressives  Congress, APC, in the state to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants of the party ahead the forthcoming general elections.

He stated this while declaring his intension to vie for the House of Assembly seat in Ikpoba Okhai constituency, weekend, in Benin City. While addressing his supporters, Okhuarobo noted that one of the “major problems facing our democracy is the inability of some political leaders to make the processes that leads to emergence of candidates transparent.

“And that is why I always appreciate the APC leaders for always allowing every aspirant to test his or her popularity unlike other parties where you have godfathers. We need credible candidates that will assist the Comrade Governor in the development of the state and the only way we can achieve it is when the leadership ensures that credible people emerge as candidates of our party and I am glad we have been assured of that,” he stated.

He said after his journey in the NDDC, “I have decided to make myself available in the law making process of our state. Ikpoba Okhai people been denied of good representation in the House and that is affecting our people negatively. Also, as a member of the House, I will join effort with the state government in ensuring that the development that has started in the state continues.

“The Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led government has tried in its developmental projects across the nook and cranny of the state and it is now left for us to assist him in consolidating democracy in Nigeria.”