Filmmaker, broadcaster and lecturer, Don Pedro Obaseki, has restated his intention to seek nomination as the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer in the 2016 Edo State governorship election.
This is contained a statement of intent, a copy of which was made available to Qed.ng on Thursday.
A son of the soil from Ward 7, Oredo Local Government Area, Obaseki said he took the decision after “due and serial consultations” with immediate family, associates, friends, colleagues, as well as traditional, religious and civil leaders.
“Most importantly, I’ve sought and received, with utmost humility, the corporate blessings/endorsements of the Elders Council of the extended Obaseki, Ogbeide’oyo, Bazuaye-Emehi, And Ezomo Families (my paternal and maternal families) and these ceremonies will be placed in the public domain in a few days, across all mass media.
“As a child of tradition, these endorsements are tangential to my aspirations and ambitions,” he wrote.
The don, who said “I believe the time is nigh to Make Our Voices Emerge from the dark abyss of tainted mafia-style politics of our dear Edo” is reaching out to others to join him in the task.
“As the seeming youngest in the large field of perceived aspirants, I vision myself as the proverbial little David in the clustered House of Jesse. Let’s write a brand new chapter in the chequered history of our race. I beg you to join me to chart a new course for our children and their children’s children,” he continued.
He concluded that “in a few days, we shall launch our campaign to seek our party’s nomination and the mandate of our great people.”
Incumbent Governor Adams Oshiomhole was sworn in for a first term on November 12, 2008.
He was re-elected in 2012 for a second and final term which ends in November 2016.
