Dennis Idahosa

Dennis Idahosa (born 11 August 1980) is a Nigerian politician who has served as deputy governor of Edo State since 12 November 2024. He previously served as a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, representing Ovia South/West-Ovia North/East from 2019 to 2024. Quotes In my first tenure, I was able to attract 120 projects to my Ovia Federal Constituency in Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State. In my second term, I was given the opportunity to run without contest, and I also won, by God’s grace and the support of my constituents. Based on my impressive performance, experience, capacity, and exposure, I deem it fit, based on what we have in infrastructural deficit in Edo state, and all the numerous promises made by this current Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and they were not fulfilled, I believe as a sincere man, promise keeper and God-fearing human being, when I run the election for the governor, and I am able to win, I will transform Edo state that everybody will be proud of. Dennis interview response to the question 'This is your second term in the House of Representatives. How has it been?' We were 29 that indicated interest to run for the office of the governor, but only one individual would be able to get the ticket, and with the wisdom of the leaders of our party, they were able to reduce the number to four: former Edo Deputy Governor, Chief Lucky Imasuen; the immediate past Edo Chairman of APC, Col. David Imuse (rtd.); the representative of Edo Central Senatorial District, Senator Monday Okpekholo; and I. I have reached out to many of them who could not make it, and a reasonable number of them have agreed to support me. My team and I are meeting with major stakeholders of APC across the three sematorial districts of Edo State, and I am being accompanied by my leader, Prince Kassim Afegbua, a former Edo Commissioner for Information, who stepped down as a governorship aspirant of APC for the 2024 contest, and he is media friendly. I am going to learn many things from him, because I am a man of the grassroots. Dennis interview response to the question ' What are your chances, in view of the presence of highly-experienced and equally-formidable politicians in the contest?' One thing that I have to say is that the current Governor of Edo State promised a lot of things. In my federal constituency, he promised us Gelegale Seaport in Benin Kingdom, but today, there is nothing like Gelegele Seaport. He promised to build a mini stadium in the 18 local government areas of Edo State, but not even one has been built. Governor Obaseki promised Edo residents an industrial park, but not fulfilled. A lot of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) have been signed, with any tangible project on the ground to show for them. Governor Obaseki who made promises, but he is unable to fulfil them, should not be taken seriously. Dennis interview response to the question 'How will you assess Governor Obaseki?' With the support of the good people of Edo state, when I get the ticket, and I win the general election, I will be able to promote lots of programmes in Edo state. First, I will respect the freedom of information. I am a Benin man, and well brought up, I will respect the traditional institution, and I will protect the territorial integrity of our state, because as we speak, our mothers, fathers, and youths cannot go to their farm. Under my watch as the governor of Edo state, with my security vote, I will collaborate with security agents and ensure our land is safe and secure, so that our people can go to their farms and engage in other activities. I will ensure local government autonomy by ensuring that all the allocations to the local government councils are used for the development of the localities. This is against what we have currently in Edo state, with the council chairmen being given stipends that are not enough to work. This will not continue under my watch. I understand very well that women are the bedrock of every home, and if you give them opportunities, they will maximise them, and build our economy. So I will use my office as a guarantor to all financial institutions in Edo state to give short loans to start businesses and sustain their households. For the youths, I will leverage on investments. Dennis interview response to the question 'What are going to do differently?' External links Category:Politicians from Nigeria Category:1980 births Category:Living people