A former member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Rasaq Bello-Osagie, has revealed that the incumbent governor, Adams Oshiomole, expressed interest in Mr Godwin Obaseki, based on his credentials as a management expert. 
He said rather than focusing on the lack of political history on the part of Obaseki, the leadership of the APC in the state should look at what the people of Edo State need. Positing that being a politician alone cannot guarantee positive future for the people of the state, adding that those insisting that Obaseki was not a politician should have a rethink.
He said: “Oshiomhole was never a politician before he ran for the governorship of this state. But today, Edo State is one of the most vibrant states in the country despite its meagre resources.
“When Oshiomhole came, he constituted a team and this same Obaseki for instance, from day one, put a team together to support the governor. He supported the process to raise a strong team of professionals to help the administration of the governor. He remained in the policy cockpit of the Oshiomhole administration.
“What is needed in Edo State now as a recipe for development, not restricting the choice of candidate to those who see themselves as just politicians. We are looking for managers who can creatively manage our meagre resources for the benefit of Edo State. His antecedents as a management expert qualify him to aspire to the position of governor of Edo State. Edo State as presently constituted, in line with its own vision for the state needs a super manager not just a politician.”
