2027 and beyond: Ekiadolor retirees pledge support, solidarity to Okpebholo

The Edo State Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa on Wednesday, during a solidarity visit to the Edo State Government House by retirees of the defunct College of Education, Ekiadolor, expressed Governor Monday Okpebholo’s willingness to integrate its members into the 2027 campaign schedule just as he informed them of government’s readiness to pay the last tranche of emoluments to displaced former staffs of the institution.

Idahosa who interfaced with the body of pensioners and retirees of the College of Education, Ekiadolor, on behalf of the Edo State Government, stated that Governor Okpebholo responded swiftly to the plight of the retrenched workers, paying them their entitlements in three tranches as soon as their situation was brought to his notice.

Idahosa thanked the group for their solidarity visit to the seat of power, and, for their raised proposal to be integrated into the 2027 campaign schedule to boost the actualization of Okpebholo’s pledged 2.5M votes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Idahosa gave the assurance of a feedback from the governor to the group to help ascertain the best means to incorporate the body of pensioners into the campaign schedule.

Earlier, speaking under the aegis of the Defunct Staff and Pensioners of College of Education Ekiadolor, Mr. Richard Amayo appreciated Okpebholo for clearing in three tranches the backlog of outstanding payments owed dismissed staff by the previous administration.

However, Amayo also requested for the release of the last tranche of payout to dismissed staff to aid their financial stability and mobility to expedite their movements at getting across to the electorates with national and state campaign messages.

During the interface Amayo upheld that the association had a membership strength of 1,500 persons. And, based on this numerical strength, he requested for the political enablement and empowerment of members by government to boost their ability to influence and carry out campaigns to eligible voters within their immediate family structures and society to actualize on Governor Monday Okpebholo’s 2.5M votes to President Tinubu.

He distanced his group from claimed social media controversies, just as he pledged the support and loyalty of his group.