Ex-Edo Governor Osunbor joins race under APC

•Confident of party’s success by wide margin

Edo State former governor, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor (SAN), has said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will win this year’s governorship election by a wide margin, if he is elected the party’s candidate.

Oserheimen Osunbor

Osunbor expressed the confidence that no other party would be able to field a candidate who would match his records.

The former governor spoke in Benin, the state capital, when he declared his intention to contest on the platform of the APC.

He offered to be assessed on his antecedents and performance rather than on zoning.

Osunbor said the 2012 governorship election proved that candidates from other senatorial districts, other than Edo South, could win the governorship poll.

The former governor said he has built a reputation for excellence, integrity, hard work and a track record of achievements.

According to him, he waited for some time to declare his intention because of his respect for Governor Adams Oshiomhole, who he said appealed to aspirants not to distract governance in the state.

Osunbor, who debunked insinuations that he joined the APC after the presidential election, said he campaigned for the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2013, prior to its change into the present APC.

He said: “I am an academician and intellectual; an outstanding legislator and a law reformer with a legacy of impressive performance in governance.

“Edo State voters have demonstrated in the past that they vote on the basis of track record of performance by the candidates rather than by geography or any other primordial consideration.”

Ex-Edo Governor Osunbor joins race under APC