David Williams
A former gubernatorial aspirant of the Labour Party in Edo State, Kenneth Imasuagbon, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) along with his supporters.
Imasuagbon, popularly known as the ‘Rice Man’, picked up his ADC membership card in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
The seasoned politician, who had previously contested elections under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), now part of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said his decision to join the ADC was driven by concern over growing hunger and hardship in the country.
He lamented that the rising cost of food items, particularly rice, has made it difficult for him to continue his tradition of distributing rice to the poor.
His words, “Nobody will come from Jupiter to repair and rescue the country. It is only Nigerians that can rescue this country. It is no longer hunger but starvation that is happening in Nigeria. Prices have sky rocketed. I can no longer buy rice to Edo people.
“I have found a credible alternative and that alternative is the ADC.
“I am here to join the ADC. It will take us to the promise land. We are all Nigerians. Nobody can threatened anybody. We want to make Nigeria and Edo better than we met them.
“I am not satisfied with the poverty in the land. I am calling on all Nigerians to come on board. I am ready to lead the battle for change.”
Edo ADC Chairman, Kennedy Odion, said there would be no sitting on the fence ahead of 2027.
He acknowledged that the journey to 2027 would be tough and rough.
