First and foremost,savour the moment....congratulation is in order!
Like the over one hundred thousand Edolites who did not vote for you,I DID NOT ALSO. But my insignificant vote did not stop you from winning...Congratulations once again!
I use this opportunity to register my fears and to advice you to be wary of the banana peels of 2n...d tenure. It is on record that ever before the election there were covert moves to convince you of running for Vice-presidency in 2015,with a presidential candidate that will emerge from the merger of ACN & CPC. While there is nothing wrong to be ambitious, we have to be careful for our ambition not to be-cloud our vision!
This is exactly my reason for not voting you. Let it be known,your excellency,that most people voted YOUR PERSON not ACN as a party. If you had still contested under any other party apart from PDP,you would have still won.
The Banana peels of 2nd term I refer to, is the complacency of doing nothing for the electorates since you have won their heart in your first term. We can readily see what is playing out in Lagos now,where FASHOLA has suddenly grow cold of any pursuit.
There is the temptation of also dipping your hand in the till to pursue your ambition of Vice-President. Edo state must not go to sleep developmentally because of your personal ambition.
You can see that ethnic politics doesn't pay. The Omo N'Oba, inspite of having one of his own as a contestant,openly supported you. You equally recorded victories in Esanland, the supposed stronghold of Chief Tony Anenih. You must pursue an all in-inclusive government.
I also think it's time you break free from some cabals who boast with the fact that they own the structure of ACN from where you emerged politically. Some of us know the hold of an ex-governor(through his boy) on you. It's time,you call their bluff and create your own structure,while being wary also of the PDP destroyers that are now bed fellows with you in ACN.
It will not be out of place to try woo SOLOMON IYOBOSA EDEBIRI to your side,he can be your protege ahead of 2016. Though,I know that may be a near impossibility because of the Ize-Iyamu factor. I think many in Benin who voted you, are also toeing this same line of thought....EDEBIRI FOR 2016.
Your excellency,as you savour the wine of victory,remember those who had opportunity to write their name in gold but failed woefully because one of them thought he could be vice president to Abubakar Atiku,hence left the development of his state to start amassing money for campaign,today,he cannot even walk freely in the streets of Benin. A word is enough for the wise. Congrats once again!
J.T.Franklyn.
UN Ambassador for Peace
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