….Says PDP Will Bounce Back In Edo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The member representing Ovia North East Constituency II at the Edo State House of Assembly, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Andrew Edobor Uzamere, has vowed never to trade the mandate of his people for a bowl of porridge despite wind of defections blowing here and there in the state.
He said this while giving his two years scorecards as a member representing Ovia North East Constituency II at the state assembly.
Uzamere said that the mandate given to him by his constituency is sacred and he cannot treat it with levity.
“The mandate of my people, I don’t take it with levity. It is sacred to me. So, I can’t be given a mandate on the platform of PDP and I jettisoned that platform for personal gains? No. My name and integrity matters quite a lot to me.
“Yes as an elected member at the house of assembly and on the platform of PDP, I represent the entire people of Ovia North East Constituency II irrespective of the political lining whether APC or Labour, as the case maybe, I represent everybody in the constituency yet I was elected on the platform of the PDP and that is sacred to me.
“So I will not trade that my integrity just because of a bowl of porridge. I won my election and I can win again regardless of the political uncertainties”, Uzamere said.
The PDP lawmaker while speaking on the crises that have rocked the party in the recent times, he said the party would overcome its challenges soon.
“For PDP, I am sure, it is just part of politics. The intrigues and other shenanigans of different political leaders and I am sure before 2027 election, PDP will bounce back.
“There is no parties that doesn’t have issues and challenges. PDP is just going through its own situation as it is and I am certain that within the shortest possible time, everything will be over”, Uzamere added.
Speaking on his achievements within two years, he said that he has provided almost 20 communities with boreholes and schools.
He said that he attended to the communities according to their needs.
He said he has also worked on bringing healthcare services to his constituents, including plans to renovate primary healthcare centers and conduct medical outreach clinics.