In a couple of days from now the D Day, zero hour will be knocking on our doorsteps as political gladiators in Edo State will gather to make a wise pick of who best flies a political party flag in the September 2024 gubernatorial poll in Edo State.
Of course, who best flies a political party flag is tantamount to who has the best chance to come out tops in the election proper in the midst of the hordes of candidates when the chips are down.
From in-depth analysis and with reference to the outcome of the presidential, national assembly and House of assembly polls this year, the three top leading parties in the acclaimed heartbeat state are Labour Party (LP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
For the sake of this discussion let’s zero in on the LP which at the moment is parading over 50 individuals who have shown interest in participating in any process that will produce the party’s choice of flagbearer.
Of these band of would be aspirants you have the new faces, the serious minded, the adventurers, the popularity seekers, placeholders, the glory seekers and the political merchants.
To save time we will concentrate on the serious minded which are those who are looking beyond being aspirants and are already mapping out what their blueprint to develop the state will look like when they are elected into office.
In this category is Barrister Kenneth Imansuangbon who has been a recurring decimal in every election in the state in the past over 20 years.
“The Riceman”, which is the monika with which the businessman cum erudite politician is lovingly addressed, has never been a cloud chaser in his political aspirations. He has never hidden his aspiration to give the state a better narrative when he gets into the Osadebey Avenue based government house.
He has never participated in merchandising of political positions in the name of serving party loyalty.
Imansuangbon have always invested his hard earned resources in placing whichever party he belongs to in the right platform not minding what some misrepresent as seeking for favour.
“The Riceman” is a serial entrepreneur whose main anchor is in the field of education where the mention of his Abuja based Pacesetters Group of Schools elicit memories of an outfit that continue to blossom over the years as a result of the managerial acumen of the Ewohinmi born educationist, a product of the then University of Ife(now Obafemi Awolowo University).
Another attribute which is working in Barrister Imansuangbon’s favour is his ability to place the right people in positions where they are best fitted to perform.
With Imansuangbon as the LP candidate for the 2024 Edo State Governorship Election there is no doubt that he stands the best chance of winning the poll and thus will actualise his over two decades credible governance mantra.
Theresa Okoro is a staff of a new generation bank in Abuja.