He stated this when a group, Safe Edo Movement met him to invite him to contest for the governorship of the state, declaring that as a successful farmer and businessman, the satisfaction level he would get impacting on the people can only come through deploying government resources to provide for the needs of the people.
Ize-Iyamu said in his era as secretary to the Edo state government, the Lucky Igbinedion administration employed over 4, 000 teachers many of who he said have retired from service with the result that many schools in the state now have one or two teachers following government’s failure to employ more teachers.
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Quoting Proverb 19, Ize-Iyamu said pastors are in politics because the Bible says “when the righteous are in authority the people rejoice.”
In accepting the group’s invitation to contest for the state’s governorship position, he said that “I want to with humility and all‎ sense of responsibility, accept the call out that you have made” and thanked the group for its confidence vote on him and for identifying with the people of the state.
Commenting on the violence unleashed on some members of the APC in the state, Pastor Ize-Iyamu said that “we will not be afraid of those who think they can intimidate us.
“My house has been surveyed many times for the purpose of throwing in bombs. Even my certificate of ‎occupancy has been threatened many times.
“So, we are ready to meet with the challenge and by the grace of God, we will triumph,” he said.
The governorship aspirant expressed solidarity with the embattled APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, saying “Oshiomhole is our brother, our friend, our leader and undisputedly the national chairman of APC.”
He regretted that some people in authority in the state are trying to pull the APC national chairman down.
Earlier, President of Safe Edo Movement, Chris Etuakhor, had praised Ize-Iyamu for the positive‎ roles he has played in affecting the lives of many people, including students in the state as secretary to the state government.
