Industrialist, Charles Ekholowa Enahonna, has declared for the 2027 Edo State House of Assembly election to represent Igueben Constituency, promising to serve only one term if elected.
Enahonna made his intention known yesterday at the All Progressives Congress, APC, Secretariat in Igueben Local Government.
Addressing the executives, leaders, and members of the party in the local government, Enahonna, promised to bring his wealth of experience in the industrial sector to galvanise the development of the constituency through people-oriented legislations.
The Igueben House of Assembly hopeful, who promised to serve only one term, noted that four years would be enough for him to change the political narratives of the people of the constituency.
According to him, “Igueben constituency deserves the best, and a better representation at the Edo State House of Assembly, which is why I, Charles Ekholowa Enahonna, am seeking election into the Assembly.
“I am your choice. I know what you want, and I will give you what you want. Igueben constituency deserves the best candidate to attract dividends of democracy to the people. My vision for the constituency is to build an environment where young Nigerians can grow, create, and thrive.
“If the next generation succeeds, everyone will succeed, and together, we can build a future we’ll all be proud of in the Igueben Constituency. Empowering the next generation is not just a promise, but a responsibility. That is how to secure the future”, he said.
The House of Assembly aspirant noted that collaboration, inclusiveness, and pragmatic governance would be his watchwords in ushering a new era of accelerated development across all ten wards of the constituency.
While pledging the rehabilitation of critical road networks, including Udo and Amahor roads when given the party’s ticket and elected, he posited that the construction of the roads and other infrastructural projects could be achieved through synergy between the state, local government and grassroots leadership structures.
He opined that understanding the socio-economic dynamics of Igueben gives him a strategic advantage to deliver impactful representation.
“I know that even before some of us were born, nobody goes twice. I will not disturb the leaders and the electorate to ask for reelection after one term.
“Just one term is enough for me to execute all I want to do. I will by the grace of God fulfill my promise”, he stated.
He said the welfare of the constituents would be his major priority, empowerment of youths and women as well as infrastructural developments among others.
Speaking further on his legislative priorities, the business magnate stressed the need for responsive laws to tackle youth unemployment, girl-child education, out-of-school children and community-specific challenges.
“There are laws that need urgent attention. It is not about money; it is about meeting the needs of the people,” he added.
Speaking on behalf of the Local Government executives of the party, Hon Ephraim Aluebhosele described Hon Enahonna, as one of the most promising aspirants to beat during the party’s primary election.
Aluebhosele, a former lawmaker at the Edo State House of Assembly and the leader of APC in Igueben local government area assured that the party would give a level playing ground to all the aspirants to contest the primary election.
He, however, advised the aspirants to shun politics of bitterness and campaigns of calumny, noting that they are all members of the same party and that only one person would emerge as a candidate after the primary election.