By Simon Ebegbulem,
AHEAD the July 14, governorship election in Edo State, the Enunuedo socio-cultural organization led by the two-time former governor of the old Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, has interacted with the Governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Governor Adams Oshiomhole and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gen.Charles Airhiavbere, with a view to know the programme they have for the Binis.
The group had also sent out an invitation to the Governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Solomon Edebiri, to appear before it so as to know his porgramme for the Binis.
Apart from Governor Oshiomhole, the two other candidates Airhiavbere and Edebiri are all from the Benin speaking area (Edo South senatorial district) of the state. The group had last month, extended invitations to the candidates with a view to interact with them and find out the package they have for the Binis so as to enable the group know who amongst them will receive the majority votes of the Binis.
However, disclosing the interaction through a statement signed by the National Secretary of the Enunuedo, Dr Okunzuwa Osawaru, it declared: “Enunuedo wishes to announce that it had the privilege to interact with the Governorship candidate of the ACN, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his PDP counterpart Gen.Charles Airhiavbere on the 9 and 12, May 2012 respectively.
“During the separate sessions the same set of issue bothering on the prospects of the Benin community was presented to the candidates, details of the interaction will be formally presented to the community in due course. We have also extended invitation to the ANPP governorship candidate, Solomon Edebiri” it stated.
Vanguard learnt that the group will soon schedule a gathering where the findings of the group will be made public.
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