EDHA 2003: Why Ojiezele should be the next speaker








Hon. Ojezele Sunday (aka Ikpenomhen), Esan South-East Edo State House of Assembly-Elect



By Innocent Okoh.


One week after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced winners of the House of Assembly election keenly contested on March 18, 2023, in Edo state, expectations are high among the constituents in Esan South East.

The people are pressuring on their elected representative Hon. Ojezele Sunday, aka Ikpenomhen, of the People's Democratic Party (PDP)  to commence preparation for the seat of the speaker of the State House of Assembly, because the incumbent speaker of the house, Hon. Marcus Onobun has been elected to represent Esan West/ Esan Central/ Igueben Federal Constituency in the National Assembly.

The seat of the speaker had been zoned to Edo Central, which necessitated Hon. Frank Okiye and later Hon. Marcus Onobun both from the same region elected as speaker. And now that Hon. Ojiezele, who is also from the region is returning for a second term to the house, the expectations of the people are high, they see him as most qualified and experienced for the position,  in fact the people have rolled out their drums to orchestrate his emergence owing to the fact that his party has won  majority seat in the state legislative arm expected to be inaugurated on a later date.

Perhaps, the reason why majority of the people voted for Ojiezele, to represent them for a second term despite the stiff resistance from the opposition and some individuals, isn't far from the fact that they have seen the future and believe that it is achievable with the endowed leadership qualities of the lawmaker. Now their prayers points are targeted at this special need. 

Investigation reveals that, it was one of the campaign strategy which he sold to the people and they bought it as well worked towards it.

The constituents are hopeful that with the trust in Ikpenomhen, the Ugboha-Ubiaja road project will be accelerated and completed before Governor Godwin Obaseki, leaves office. They also hope that the Udo road and other important roads, in the constituency will be captured in the subsequent budgets, while more communities would be connected to the national grid, and more educational and health facilities rehabilitated and equip to world class standard. 

Before now the people have been benefiting from the Sunny Osezua welfare foundation, which he formed in 2012, when he wasn't in government and since then he have been giving enrollment grants to deserving students writing West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and  market women.

And to further encourage  youths  in the secondary schools to take their learning serious, he has been printing and distributing  exercise notebooks, text books and calculators to pupils and students in the Local government. Some deserving students too have also benefited from his scholarship scheme which has brought smile and relief to benefiting families.

It would be recalled that in the March 18, state assembly elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 12 seats, APC won 8 seats and LP won 1 seat out of the 21 constituency seats so far declared.

Three seats namely Egor, Oredo East, and Ovia South West constituencies were inconclusive.

The winners of the 21 seats are: 
Asonsere Friday (Ikpoba-Okha, PDP), Edosa Osaro (Oredo West, LP), Atu Evbaguehita (Orhionmwon I, APC), Iyamu Bright (Orhionmwon II, PDP), Aiguobarueghian Charity, (Ovia North East I, PDP), Uzamere Andrew (Ovia North East II, PDP), Eric Okaka (Owan East, APC),Blessing  Agbebaku (Owan West, PDP) Osamwonyi Kaycee (Uhunmwode, PDP), Idiaye Yekini Oisayemoje (Akoko Edo I, PDP), and Okogbe Ojemeh Donald (Akoko Edo II, PDP). 

Others are, Igbiremonlen Sunday (Esan Central, PDP), Addeh Isibor (Esan North East I, APC), Edeko Omozele, Esan North East II, PDP), Ojezele Sunday (Esan South East, PDP), Ibhamanu Jonathan Aigbokhan (Esan West, APC), Oshomah Ahmed Waziri (Etsako Central, APC), Ugabi Kingsley (Etsako East, APC), Lecky Mustapha (Etsako West I, APC), Akokhia Abdul Ganiyu (Etsako West II, APC) and Inegbebor Eugine (Igueben, PDP).


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