I Respect Oshiomhole’s Age Even If His Only Work Experience Was As A Tailor – Ighodalo

Asue Ighodalo debunks claims by Adams Oshiomhole of his inexperience saying that despite only working as a tailor outside unionism, the Edo North senator was able to become governor …

The PDP governorship candidate for Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has dismissed claims by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of his inexperience asserting that the only work the former Edo governor did outside unionism was as a tailor.

Oshiomhole had claimed that Ighodalo was not well-known or suitable for the role ahead of the September 12 election.

In reply, Ighodalo told BBC Pidgin that while Oshiomhole started as a tailor, he had served as a board chairman.

The host asked, “The former governor of Edo state, someone weh you work for his economic team, to offer your expertise and your experience, Adams Oshiomhole.”

He said, “Asue Ighodalo is not electable, he doesn’t understand the people, he doesn’t know Edo state. He can’t speak the language of his own village. Wetin go be your response to that?”

Ighodalo argued that Oshiomhole’s comments were careless. He claimed that if Oshiomhole, with limited experience, could govern for eight years, then he, with his extensive experience as a board chairman who has hired ten thousand people, could certainly do a better job.

Ighodalo replied, “You know say, Comrade old pass me, so I get to respect him age, so I respect him age, not only just that, you know say Comrade marry person weh relate to me for village before, so because of that i get to respect that too.

“But those things weh he talk, him himself know that those things weh he talk no correct, no be better thing he talk so. Me, I leave am, make I respect im age.

“Because you know say sometimes they always talk before he think.”

He emphasised that if he were not capable, he would not have been part of Oshiomhole’s economic team for eight years, offering valuable advice.

Ighodalo said, “Make I ask you one question?

“I advise am for eight years for his economic team. If all those things weh he talk, if I no Sabi do them, aw I dey his economic team for eight years?

“Economic team, different from the people na wetin I dey tell you, which work he do before he becomes governor, na tailor he take start, I no talk say because Im be tailor no fit become governor.

“All his experience for life na tailor, but im do governor, and nobody tell you say e no dey electable, me weh don head boards, I don run companies, weh don employ ten thousand people, how he go talk say…. But me I no wan join issues with am.

“Our experiences differ, me I be chairman, him be tailor but e con do states.”

Ighodalo also emphasized his broad international experience, which he feels has given him the knowledge to tackle Edo State’s issues.

Additionally, he pointed out that the choice of who is electable should be made by the people of Edo State, not by Oshiomhole.

He added, “And he go talk say I no dey electable, no be people of Edo state go talk whether I dey electable or not. I dey with my people, I dey with my village people.

“Im before he become governor, how many wards he go, me I don tour all the wards. This is my second or third time I dey tour all the ward.”

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