Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, one of the favoured APC aspirants for the Edo governorship position has decried the dilapidated state of schools across the local government of Edo state noting that a good education system and educated society are the best investments of a stable and healthy economy and democratic system
Even as he declared that some of the schools that are in a bad state will immediately be given priority attention
Dr Umakhihe made this known while addressing separately the leaders , executives and members of the APC at the party’s Secretariat of Esan North East,Uromi ,Esan South East, Ubiaja and Igueben local government areas respectively
He said the situation where the people will be taxing themselves to employ teachers to teach their children in a government school will be a thing of the past as qualified teachers will be employed in all subjects to take care of the children
He further said apart from employing qualified teachers, there will be continuous training and retraining of the teachers which he said would afford them the opportunity to continually develop as professionals and impact on the children positively.
On the lack of water across Edo central , Dr Umakhihe queries why water should not flow in the land ,when their various technology now on ground to get water no matter the dept , if given the desired support and mandate the issues of water is going to be a priority and ensure that water flows in every home in esan land
While appealing to the people for their support and nominate him to represent the party ,Dr Umakhihe said he is not coming with a message of marginalization but a message of capacity, capability and the desire to do more work for the good people of Edo state as he has the experience to deliver on the mandate
“I know the bad state we are now and need somebody to fix it , I have come prepared to do the fixing for the benefit of the people because of the passion to serve and the experience “.
In their various remarks, the local government party chairman of Esan North East, Hon Emmanuel Ivbagbemie commended him for his organizational skills and for being stainless during his tenure in office and making Edo state proud
He noted that he has seen a man whose statement is a vision waiting to be commissioned .
At Ubiaja ,Esan South East, the people that spoke said of a truth the government need somebody with capacity and that they have seen in Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe and will support him to change the narrative
At Igueben ,the party executives and members of APC who came in their numbers to receive Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe
The LGA chairman Chief Sunday Ikholegbe described him as a material that should be give the support and nomination for him to impact in the state for the benefit of the people