By Lucky Isibor
Comrade Kennedy Iyere has emerged the governorship candidate of Accord Party for the Edo State 2024 governorship election slated for 24 September this year.
Comrade Iyere was returned unopposed after five other gubernatorial aspirants stepped down their aspiration for him in a rancour free primary election held at the Ehizua Event Centre, along Airport road in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
In his acceptance speech, Comrade Iyere assured members of Accord Party in the state that he has the capacity to win the election adding that he’s leading a coalition that will stage a political tsunami in the Edo 2024 governorship.
While deploring what he referred to a tiny cabal who sit in the comfort of their home to dictate who governs Edo State, Comrade Iyere vowed to use the coalition himself and other like minded Edo sons and daughters are building to dislodge the cabal adding that the Edo State 2024 governorship election is a straight fight between the cabal and the masses who are more and urged the people to use their numbers to extinguish the cabals.
“Enough is enough of a tiny cabal sitting some where to choose who to govern the state. This is the time for us to choose our own leader, our Governor. We are building a coalition to chase away the cabal.
“The Edo 2024 governorship election is a two way fight between the impoverished masses and the tiny cabal exploiting the people; democracy is a game of number and the exploited masses out number the cabal”.
Welcoming delegates, observers and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to the venue, Edo State chairman of Accord Party, Joseph Omorogbe assured of a free fair and transparent primary election.
In his opening remarks, the national Organising Secretary of Accord Party who was also the chairman of the Edo State Governorship Primary Election Committee appealed to party members to rally round who ever emerged the party’s flag bearer in the Edo State 2024 governorship election.
The primary election was monitored by INEC, election observers including the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) and other civil society organisations.
Comrade Kennedy Iyere is a human rights activist, development practitioner, social entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Comrade Kennedy Iyere also named Mr. Bright Enabulele, an international financial guru and businessman as his gubernatorial running mate.