Ahead of the forthcoming 2024 Edo gubernatorial election, Comrade Kennedy Iyere has emerged as the candidate of the Accord Party.
The party primary election, where Iyere emerged by consensus, had in attendance officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and observed by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and security agencies.
In his acceptance speech, Comrade Iyere announced Bright Enabulele, a US-based African entrepreneur, philanthropist, software engineer and blockchain specialist as his running mate.
He said: “Together with my running mate we shall pull the sufficient votes required for our desired victory.
“We are forming a coalition of not fewer than six political parties who will provide the formidable political platform needed to dislodge the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State and rescue the indigenes and other residents from the misery of hunger, deprivation, unemployment and extreme poverty.
“Edo State is politically and economically limited because of the past and present political leaders. The time to fix Edo State is now or never, hence we have adopted FIX-EDO-2024 PROJECT as our campaign theme.
“Within the next few days, we shall officially launch our action plan and attach timelines for the implementation of our electioneering campaign programmes and activities whose target is to drive grassroots efforts aimed towards recruiting and mobilising One Million Voters for the actualisation of our desired victory in the 2024 Edo guber poll.
“The political redemption of Nigeria will begin in Edo State and this is the reason we have chosen to run for the guber seat of Edo State. APC and PDP have done enough damage to our economy, our people, our state and our nation, the time for our political liberation is now or never.”
Iyere is Nigeria’s frontline humanitarian activist and a high-profile social entrepreneur, philanthropist, businessman, grant expert, citizen rights advocate, social welfare crusader and development specialist.
