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Edo 2024; Umakhihe assures Edolites of good health system, Water, Others

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1 year ago

February 1, 2024

…As campaign train Hits Uromi, Ubiaja Esan South East, North North East

The Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr. Ernest Umakhihe on Thursday appealed to the people of Esan and Igueben communities to give him more work by nominating him for the forthcoming primaries election, and he will make water and teacher salaries his priority.

Umakhihe said this at his campaign train visit to Esan North East (Uromi), Esan South East (Ubiaja), and Igueben (Igueben) senatorial districts.

According to him, my fathers, my mothers, brothers, sisters, and my friends, the message I brought today is that if you agree that I have done well, with this chronicle that I gave you people of my experience.

“And what I have done, then you should reward me. They say the reward of hard work is more work, so give me more work by voting and nominate me as APC gubernatorial candidate.

“I know that the problem in Esan Land is water, and we must find a solution; it’s not rocket science; there is water under the ground; there is no science about why we cannot get water.

“Is just to go down and you will get the water, so it will be a priority to get water in this Edo central.”

The gubernatorial aspirant pledges to revolutionise agriculture and teachers in schools, as well as doctors and nurses in the various clinics in the States.

“And I know we have good soil and land for farms; rice was grown all around, so we will encourage you people to grow rice again in all seasons, not only in the rainy season.

“We will hire tractors that farmers can hire to prepare their land, then do irrigation facilities for farmers; that is how we will tackle agriculture; I will bring agricultural revolution down to this state.

“I know we have school buildings, but teachers are being paid by the community; that will stop. I will recruit teachers, train them, and retrain them so that they can have a positive impact on our own children.

“Paying teachers full salaries will motivate them to impact knowledge on our children. We know that there are clinics but no staff, no doctors, and nurses. Once I get there, I will tackle those things; I will overdo roads and streetlights.“

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FCT Outplays Edo to Grab Handball Bronze at Gateway Games

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2 weeks ago

May 27, 2025

The Gleamer

By Joel Ajayi

Team FCT bounced back from their narrow semi-final defeat to hosts Ogun State with an emphatic victory over Team Edo to secure the bronze medal in handball at the 2024 Gateway Games.

In the third-place match played on Tuesday at the Alake Sports Complex in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the resilient FCT side dominated proceedings and overpowered their Edo counterparts with a convincing 30–17 win.

Displaying determination and teamwork, Team FCT shook off the disappointment of missing out on the final and ended the tournament on a high, earning praise from spectators and officials alike for their spirited performance.

Speaking after the victory, FCT Handball Coach Ayo Joshua attributed the success to the team’s resilience and strong desire to win a medal.

“We planned for gold but, unfortunately, we couldn’t achieve that. However, we are happy that we didn’t leave Ogun State empty-handed—we were able to secure the bronze medal,” he said.

“We have the best team, skillful players who follow instructions, and by the grace of God, come the next festival in Enugu, FCT Handball will come out even stronger.”

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