Esosa Iyawe, a 40-year-old Benson Idahosa University alumnus voted to the House of Representatives to serve the Oredo Federal Constituency of Edo State has revealed that he had intended to leave the country before winning the election.
Iyawe shared in an interview with Punch that he switched to the Labour party after Obi left the PDP and joined it.
He explained that the high cost of living and the miserable condition of the country drove him to compete for the position and that he had even made arrangements to move before he made the decision to enter politics.
In his words;
“At one point, I even had plans of relocating to another country because the more one works, the less one gets as the naira loses value daily. The cost of living is high while inflation is also skyrocketing even though Nigeria is blessed with natural resources. A lot of countries don’t have one-10th of what we have but they are living well due to proper planning while we are still battling to make things work for several years and we remain underdeveloped. So, I decided to put my hat in the ring to ensure that if Obi became the president, I would assist in making and supporting bills that would enable him to function well as one of his disciples. I believe that we need laws based on common sense to make things work. As an engineer, I believe that I have the capacity to do things that will positively impact the people of Oredo. That was why I actually jumped into the race.”
