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Mr Mr Kennedy Iyere, gubernatorial candidate of the Accord Party has officially pulled out from the 2024 Edo Gubernatorial off cycle election.
While speaking on his sudden withdrawal, Iyere explained that he stepped down from the race in order to serve Nigeria on a broader scale, as his expertise is urgently needed by the federal government in its efforts to address pressing social and economic challenges, particularly the worsening food and hunger crisis that has deepened food poverty and economic hardship for many Nigerians.
Also, he explained that his decision to step down was influenced by internal party conflicts, including a conspiracy involving his running mate, Bright Enabulele, who allegedly attempted to overturn his candidacy.
Iyere urged voters in Edo State to shun violence and vote their conscience, stressing the need for equitable power rotation among the three Senatorial Districts.
He said, “My focus is no longer on the governorship seat but on a higher and bigger portfolio than a Governor. I want to serve Nigerians at large and not just Edo indigenes. I want to help rebuild Nigeria’s lost economic greatness.
“Serving as a Governor will actually place limitations on me. So, when I saw the plots displayed by Enabulele and some leaders of Accord Party at the State Level, then I knew it was time for me to embrace a higher calling, which was to step up my game to the federal level where I am presently hugely contributing my efforts towards national development.
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“I am assisting the federal government to devise a road map for the economic inclusion, engagement, self-emancipation and deradicalisation of youths by designing and driving social intervention programmes that aim to mitigate unemployment and enhance youth and women entrepreneurial opportunities for mass self-employment, wealth creation and poverty alleviation.
“These programmes will fully kick-start in the month of October 2024 and Nigeria will be placed yet again on the pathway of rapid economic recovery. Our intervention programmes will enhance opportunities for youth entrepreneurship engagement in multiple sectors, especially agriculture, food and beverage, technology, entertainment, innovation and creativity.
“More than six million youth and women entrepreneurs (as MSME owners and operators) shall be created or produced within the first one year of the official kick-off of this entrepreneurship programme. Nigerian youths and women lack access to the business capital required as entrepreneurs to either start up a new business or operate an existing business. This programme will squarely address that essential need.”
