Kelly O. Udebhulu: A Motivational New Breed Aspirant with Vision.

Kelly O. Udebhulu

By Aigbe Osalobo.

“Real democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the person who will get the blame”.-Kelly O. Udebhulu.

Even as the Edo State Government is yet to fix the exact date for the forthcoming council elections in the state, some few chairmanship and councillorship aspirants in Edo state have indicated interest to contest for the political offices respectively.

Though, each party is yet to conduct its primaries to nominate the rightful candidates to contest for the election. In Esan west local government precisely, Kelly O. Udebhulu has fully indicated interest to contest in the forthcoming council elections as chairman.

According to one of the powerful and prominent Nigeria political leaders in the local government expressed optimism to our correspondents at a gathering in Benin city recently that Kelly O. Udebhulu has duly paid his dues to serve the council. He has respect for political leaders and ready to work with the people in all ramifications. He is resourceful and productive. He is a promising young man.

In an interview granted on international- based Newspaper (Loudnewstoday) by Johnson Osagie, Udebhulu said his cardinal points would be on education, health, security, youth empowerment and infrastructure.

Gone are the days when aspirants make many promises after being elected, he or she turns into tiger and makes more political enemies than fulfilling promises at campaign grounds.

My point here is that Kelly O. Udebhulu has made his political manifestos clear to everyone if elected; he must fulfill all his promises and must be accountable to equitable leadership that represents all groups in the local government. Politics in Edo central is no longer as usual as it was 6 years ago where candidates are handpicked without integrity.

Aigbogun Joshua says “A leader is a leader in hope”. Kelly Udebhulu is the chairmanship aspirant whose leadership aspiration is full of hope if elected but generally politicians are unpredictable and capricious when it comes to political power. But Udebhulu has assured all supporters if elected, accessibility would never be a problem to anyone in the local government.

Again, Kelly O. Udebhulu is a grassroots product ready to upgrade the Esan west council leadership coupled with his sound international and political exposure if elected.

Finally, voters must shine their eyes to vote candidates with enviable records in the local government. It is not about wealth, fame, money but people-oriented programmes should be initiated by any candidate voted into power. Tribal politics, nepotism, favoritism and misplaced priority must be eliminated from the mindset of Edo central politicians.