Lobby for SSG intensifies ahead of Okpebholo’s inauguration as Edo gov

Ahead of the inauguration of Sen. Monday Okpebholo as Edo State governor, the lobby for the new occupant of the seat of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) for the state is intensifying by the day.

Already, the South-South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Blessing Agbomhere, is being tipped by a section of the chieftains of the APC for the seat.

One of the party stalwarts, Comrade Osumah Musa Afuosino, appealed to the governor-elect to consider Agbomhere, insisting that he has the required qualifications, expertise, and all it takes to run the office successfully.

Afuosino, who is the publicity secretary of the Etsako West Local Government Area (LGA) Chapter of the APC, assured that if given the position as the SSG, Agbomhere would build alliances and strengthen the relationship between the party and the administration, ensuring that there is cohesion within the system.

He said, “The governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, needs somebody that is articulate, eloquent, dogged, and results-driven for this vital position. Dr. Blessing Agbomhere is an astute lawyer as well as a prolific writer who has written several books and journals for the upliftment and enlightenment of society.

“His humanitarian foundation has contributed immensely to the educational system in Edo State by donating several writing materials to various schools for over three to four decades now. The foundation has equally provided financial succour to ameliorate the suffering of our people and for them to engage in small-scale businesses.

“Agbomhere has held several positions in both higher institutions, private sectors, and politics, and he did marvellously well. As the current organising secretary of APC in the South-South geopolitical zone, he has used that office to reorganise the party and thereby brought a resounding victory for APC in the recently concluded elections in Edo State. He has also used the position to bring synergy and sanity to the party.

“Now that we have navigated the vicissitudes of politics and our eyes are on the prize, there is a need to have a person like Agbomhere in the position of SSG. The reasons are not far-fetched; he has worked tirelessly and diligently day and night to ensure APC comes out victorious.

“His tireless efforts, enthusiasm, commitment, and dedication are top-notch. He should be given the right of first refusal as one of those who contested in the APC primaries without resorting to political rancour, as is popular these days, by approaching the courts to challenge the outcome of the APC primaries that produced Senator Monday Okpebholo as the APC candidate.”