THE ONOLEMEMEN FACTOR: THE MAJOR DETERMINANT OF 2023 ELECTION IN EDO CENTRAL
By: Enaholo Abel Usiale
It is no longer news that who is the right candidate for the different elective positions in Edo State under the Peoples Democratic Party is yet to be decided by the Supreme Court of Nigeria as the case has passed through various stages in different lower court and now waiting to be put to rest by the apex court. While this is the situation on ground in the 3 Senatorial Districts of the State, that of Edo Central Senatorial District, otherwise known as Esanland, seems to be unique in a way.
The political atmosphere in Esanland looks so much interesting as a result of the involvement of Chief Dr Mike Onolememen who is the former Minister of Works and the Adolor of Uromi Kingdom. He is not just involved this time, he's a contestant and in fact a Senatorial Candidate in Edo Central. Being a very popular politician loved by many in Edo Central and beyond, he has been able to put the general political atmosphere in the Senatorial District in great suspense as he remains the only factor that will determine who wins at the various elective positions in the Senatorial District. Everyone believes that if he emerge victorious in the Supreme Court judgment coming soon, it will be a game over for APC and other Political Party's candidates as he is the rallying point whose popularity has given the people an assured overwhelming victory for him already in the general election of February and will give victory to other PDP Candidates contesting for House of Representatives and House of Assembly in the Senatorial District.
The former Minister of Works popularly adjudged the best Minister of Works since 1999, who is from Uromi, same town with late Chief Tony Anenih of blessed memory and Chief Anthony Enahoro of blessed memory, is seeking to represent the 5 Local Government Areas of Edo Central as the unique politics of rotation that has long existed in the Senatorial District favours his Local Government, the Esan North East Local Government this time. As you may know, Esan North East is regarded as the heart of PDP not just in Edo Central but in the entire state. And it may interest you to know that while some Local Government struggles to win sometimes, Onolememen had in more than one occasion delivered all the 11 Wards in his Local Government to PDP on elections including the last Gubernatorial election in the state, where Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected for a second term as Governor.
As we speak, in particular, the APC candidates at all levels in the Senatorial District are shivering and wishing seriously that things turn against Onolememen, not necessarily because they hate him, no, it is simply due to the fact that they know him being victorious in Supreme court becomes a GAME OVER for them. This is the reason all eyes in Edo Central are on the Onolememen factor right now as that is the major determinant of who gets what, when and how in Edo Central 2023 elections.
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