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| Dr. Clement Alile |
Dr. Clement Alile, a veteran politician who served as a commissioner in the defunct Bendel State Government and Special Advisor to the Federal Ministry of Transport and Aviation under the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, has endorsed Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi of the All Progressive Congress as the party's governorship aspirant. He made the call during the Engineer's birthday celebration in Edo State. He there condemned godfatherism influence in the forth coming governorship election in the state.
“I
have known him (Ogiemwonyi) for about three decades now. Of course I am here to
celebrate with him. He called me under a very short notice to tell me that he
is going to have a thanksgiving service to celebrate his birthday; of course he
is an old friend and long standing ally. I was a Commissioner in this state
some 30 years ago and I was the pioneer Secretary to the Edo State Government
and Head of Service. I was also a governorship candidate. With a big stake I
have in this state, I must be interested in what is going on. So, I can only
wish the state well. Having
said that, I am sure the people that saw me here would say I have come to
endorse Chris Ogiemwonyi because I know of his intentions. I don’t think the
word endorsement should arise now at all because he is eminently qualified to
be a governor of a state and so are some of his colleagues. So, it is not a
question of endorsement. I am a democrat, I have been exposed to governance
both at state and at federal level. So what we have always preached since
democracy took over from the military, we have always preached internal
democracy amongst all parties. Any
government that is fraudulently put together through some private arrangements
will of course be a fraudulent government in terms of employment, in terms of
appointment, in terms of contract award, in terms of general management of the
people". He said.
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