By Francis Onoiribholo
Bureau Chief, Benin
A youth group based in Edo State, the Save Afemai Group, has vowed to stop the re-election of the incumbent senator representing Edo North in the Senate, Domingo Obende, over what they described as neglect of the zone and its people.
The group said that they have since found out that Obende collected over N2 billion as constituency fund from the Senate without projects to show for it.
Leader of the group, Blessing Agbomhere, who spoke with journalists in Benin on Tuesday, said at a meeting held in Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area, last week, the group came out with the resolution to work against the aspiration of Obende due to what he described as the lawmaker’s record of failure.
“We concluded that Domingo is a failure and he cannot represent us anymore. Since he was elected, he has abandoned his people. You don’t even see Domingo because he doesn’t come home. He only comes home on social visit and our people cannot even approach him for anything.
“He has forgotten that he is representing a group of people as he has personalised his office. He has told us that we don’t have right to criticise him because he bought his way to office. So, he’s recouping his money. He has no moral justification to remain our senator. He’s banking on some people to get the ticket but we are saying that if APC presents Obende, we will vote out APC. Even if PDP gives him ticket, we will also frustrate him.”
However, the senator, in it’s reaction, said the group was being used and sponsored by an aspirant in his party.
“I’m not perturbed by their actions. Somebody is paying them and we know who is doing this. Obviously, the person sponsoring them does not know the definition of performance, irrespective of his education and political activism.
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