By Michael Agbaji
The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District,of Edo state, Sen Neda Imasuen says, it’s time for PDP and ABC to give way for a new party that has something to offer to rule Edo State.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday in his office in Abuja, the lawmaker lamented that the PDP and APC who had ruled the state for the past years have only succeeded in leaving the people in untold hardship.
Senator Imasuen , who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition, stated, “It will not be a surprise if LP wins the Edo State governorship elections because if you feel the pulse of the people today and you ask if they were better off 15 years ago than they are now, the resounding answer is they are not better off.
According to him We know how much a bag of rice costs today, beans and garri are not even affordable. In my state people are selling yams, not in tubers any more but in slices, that’s the depth of hardship in the state being instigated by these political parties.
As the forthcoming September 21 governorship election in Edo State continues to gather momentum, Senator Imasuen has urged the incumbent People Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) to collapse their structures for the Labour Party (LP).
“So to begin to perpetuate the government in power who seems not to have solutions to these problems, believe that the two major political parties that have ruled us ever since must give way to a new party that has something to offer which is the Labour Party. Like the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party in Nigeria will also succeed, he said,.
When asked if he’s satisfied with the impact made on his constituents in his one year in the office, Senator Imasuen simply said he’s not satisfied, saying that the needs of the people is enormous.
“He lamented The inadequate healthcare, the schools are all breaking down, we don’t have enough teachers, and when we do have them, they are not even qualified to teach. Our roads are nothing to write home about.
He further says, Most of my constituents are in the rural areas, and they are farmers. Today many of them, I mean over 70% of them can no longer go to the farm because of fear of banditry.
Senator Imasuen, elected under the platform of LP, said the two major political parties lack the solutions to the challenges confronting the state.
“So am I satisfied? No! But we are hoping that with legislation, and by the grace of God, the tide will turn around”, he stated.
