Edozien: It Is Time To Rescue, Transform Delta State

Ahead of 2019 general elections, a governorship aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Dr. Leroy Chuma Edozien, has said that it was time to rescue and transform the state.

Edozien said this in Asaba while addressing his teeming supporters, stressing that the time has come to wrestle power from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) because Asaba has not been given its place as a state capital for 18 years since PDP clinched power.

According to the Asaba born politician who is a medical doctor and a doctor of law, he maintained that those in the corridors of power in Delta State have failed to provide the citizens with basic infrastructural development.

Investigations revealed that Leroy Chuma Edozien who is the son of Chief Gilbert Edozien, nephew to His Royal Majesty, Prof. Joseph Chike Edozien, Asagba of Asaba, had his primary education at Ibadan, Lagos and Nsuka, Secondary education at Afikpo, Ibadan and Lagos, holds degrees in Basic Science, Medicine and Law from the universities of Ibadan, London and Glasgow.

Dr. Leroy Chuma Edozien stated: “Service to our country, Nigeria the Edozien family have excelled in various walks of life and served Nigeria with distinction,” as he faulted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led administration in the state for its inability to provide infrastructural development for the people of state.

Dr. Leroy Edozien who is the founder of the African Forum for Quality in Healthcare (AFRIQHER) and initiator, campaign Promoting Thrombosis Awareness in Nigeria (PROTRIN), noted that if given the mandate to become the governor of Delta come 2019, he will make education, health, transportation, security, employment, industry among others top priority in his administration.

He further revealed that his coming into politics and joining the governorship race of Delta State is to serve his people as his primary responsibility and correct the anomalies in the state by the ruling People’s Democratic Party.

It was learnt that the outcome of his consultations has shown that if given the mandate to rule his people, he will perform credibly well.

Sources revealed that his vision and insight has inspired the people of Delta State to throw their weight behind him and gain their trust since he has been chosen as a better representative come 2019.

The positive responses during his consultation across the state show that Deltans are looking forward to have him as their governor because of his visionary leadership disposition.

It was gathered that Leroy Edozien served as medico-legal expert in courts in the UK, Ireland and Australia, held positions of leadership in national and international medical bodies.

He also had distinguished careers as a gynecologist, received a UK National Clinical Excellence Award in 2008, medical students honored him as an “Exceptional Role Model” in 2009.