The Paramount ruler of Okpe Kingdom, Olo-Okpe, HRH, Oba Okhishimede Eshimokhai Idogu III, has sung praises and hailed the former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomole who is the Edo North APC Senatorial Candidate and Honourable Peter Akpatason for their remarkable developmental stride in the state.
The honored and revered chief speaking, noted that in his 35 years in the throne, he can distinguish between those who are good and those who are not as he has witnessed so many things during his years of reign.
He said that, it is with this experience and knowledge that he can confidently hail and support the ambition of these people to achieve their various political ambitions as he knows that they could only do better when given the opportunity to represent the people.
Honourable Peter Akpatason who is a three times House of Representative member representing Akoko-Edo constituency of Edo State, Nigeria is again, contesting to be returned to the Green Chamber for the fourth time.
The Olokpe of Okpe Kingdom spoke highly of the three times House of Representative member commending him on his role to the realization of Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA) Project that have trained many and lifted the Edo State citizens from poverty into productive farming.
He said, “I want to appreciate him very well. He has done us well. The Benin-Owena River Basin that he facilitated, he only called me one evening and said, Olokpe, do you have land? I mean big land o, and i said yes, i forgot about it. That was all until i saw Benin-Owena came into being. And today, the people of our community are working there, the people that have not even traveled to Lagos ever before were taken to Poto Novo for training for almost two months…”.
The high Chief speaking on the former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, he praised him for his prompt interventions in many projects across the state and for his developmental strides.
He said, “Comrade we’re very close, i know who he is— you know politics, people will try to do politics, blackmail me, but, it never bothers me because i know who he’s, i know everybody. That being said, there’s no government that can do everything for everybody but, he has touched every community.
I remember, i only took the picture of the old Grammar School to him and in the next two weeks, we just heard that they have awarded it, that was how the red roof came.
He knows I’m happy because he has traveled the whole Edo State. He knows each problem of every community. And he knows what we want. We pray that God will get him there.”