By Ehichioya Steve Odion
On the forthcoming Edo Central Senatorial election the Esan people must demand for the best among the array of contestants to avoid any regret.
Considering Hon. John Yakubu to fill the vacant seat at the Senate will be the best thing that will happen to Esanland and its people in the Senatorial bye-election coming up soon. This is not the period to compromise competence and trust in exchange for mediocrity and untrustworthiness.
The people must come together to speak with one voice in order to get it right as this kind of opportunity is not easy to come by.
It is not out of place for people to be struggling for political positions, but it will be improper to have wrong persons whose interest is either personal or those of their godfathers occupying strategic public offices.
That is the reason the people of Edo Central must look inward and put their house in order without compromise and choose someone that will give the zone quality representation which will fetch those things that will benefit the people. This is the reason the people have to genuinely consider Hon. John Yakubu whose burning zeal to work for them is very visible.
In the past, we have had situations where people regret bitterly due to the mistakes made in selecting their representatives into political offices. The time to avoid making such mistakes is now. Therefore, there is need for the zone to consult extensively with themselves and take a decisive position on the aspiration of John Yakubu because of his burning desire to make his people have a better feel of quality representation.
It is also good for all the contenders presently showing interest in the Senatorial position to critically examine themselves and tell if they are actually ready for the assignment they crave, because the job of a senator is not for the unprepared.
Otherwise, they should give chance for the person they know is qualified to go instead of attempting to manipulate the process to suit their selfish purposes which will not impact the people but only the manipulative godfathers and their cronies.
There is no doubt many people are quite aware that legislative business is a serious matter and not an all commers' affairs. If you are not intelligent and vocal, you will be performing poorly at all time at plenary sessions which will not be palatable for the constituency you are representing. The people must avoid what will bring shame to them by choosing the right persons for positions of responsibility.
On this note we strongly appeal to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to nominate Hon. John Yakubu as their candidate for the Senatorial contest. We have no doubt too that, that is what the generality of the people in the zone are waiting for, as it is an opportunity to get the right person to be voted for.
Therefore, we can always assure the people that John Yakubu will not disappoint if given this rare opportunity to represent his people at the Senate chamber.
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