The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has congratulated the newly-elected factional Speaker of the House of Assembly.
He described Victor Edoror’s election as the end of a deformed and lopsided democracy.
Edoror’s emergence on Thursday courted controversy following a take over of the Assembly Complex by security operatives.
The plenary session was attended by 17 of the 24-member Assembly, all of whom are loyal to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).
Representative of Akoko Edo constituency II, Emmanuel Agbaje, was elected as Deputy Speaker while the 14 members-elect were also inaugurated at the sitting in Benin.
Ize-Iyamu, in a congratulatory message signed by the Chairman of Edo APC Media Campaign Council, Prince John Mayaki, described the election of Edoror as victory for Edo state and all constituencies previously denied representation.
He said: “I am happy to receive the news of the emergence of Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror as the Speaker of the Edo State House Assembly.
“His emergence marks an end to a lopsided and deformed democracy, ushering in a new and reformed era of inclusive governance and non-discriminatory politics.
“Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror’s emergence is also a victory for the people of Edo State, for the constituencies previously sidelined, and for the House-members’ elect who had been unfairly denied their elective right to represent their constituencies in government.
“Personally, as someone who has known Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror for a long time, I am convinced by the great personality he is, I am sure that this joy sweeping across Edo as the shackles of tyranny breaks today, will not be temporary.
“As a true democrat and a progressive and as someone who came to leadership after an elongated period of political persecution, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror knows the sour taste of injustice and as such would not let anyone more Edo person experience such bitter tang.
“Backed by an overwhelming majority, Rt. Hon. Victor Edoror is demonstrably the people’s choice for the position.”
