The President, Godsent Foundation, Dr. Dion Osagie says he is canvassing votes for Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Edo State governorship election because himself and the Senator share the same vision.

The founder, Godsent Foundation added that the vision and mission of his foundation is to uplift the downtrodden in the society, which he said Sen. Okpebholo too shares going by his deeds to mankind.

Dion, who spoke at his Uwelu free education centre in Benin where hundreds of women gathered to receive one assistant or the other, noted that though his non-profit organisation has not received any support from the Edo State government for over a decade that it has been giving support to the needy, if Okpebholo becomes governor, he would be of help to the foundation because he loves charity too.

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Dion, who said with the support of over 1000 women his foundation had touched, they are ready to vote out MoU government and a government that does not care about the common, noted: “You have to support a government that has the same vision as you. Senator Monday Okpebholo has the same vision as the Godsent Foundation – uplifting the poor.

Dr. Dion Osagie addressing women at his Godsent Free Education Centre, Uwelu,Benin City on Friday, September 13, 2024.

“He is not governor yet but because he has the same vision as me, when he came to the US he looked for me and acknowledged my good work. this is a man I want to work with.

“I firmly believe that if Okpebholo becomes governor, he will give us the needed support for us to do more of our philanthropic work. Edo women will smile and there will be less insecurity in Edo.

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“So, we are ready to vote out a government who does not feel the pains of women; we are ready to vote out a government who cannot solve insecurity; we are ready to bring in a governor who will listen to the cries of Edo people; we are ready to vote in Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa for development.

“We are doing this to make our women know that this time, Edo needs to rise,” he declared.

Speaking on his free primary education, the President said: “Currently, we have been able to take over 200 children from the streets and enroll them in our school. This is a free education. Everything we offer here is free of charge. I believe that education is the key to a better life and that is why we have set up a free primary education centre to better the lives of Edo children.”

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At the meeting, hundreds of women were given cash gifts, cash to start business, jobs in his free education centre, amongst others.

One of the beneficiaries at the meeting, Mrs. Justina Reuben spoke in Pidgin: “My husband na driver and me na neater. I neat clothes, I also sew. We have three children. My husband use his motor take get accident, since then things don dey difficult. Our house rent don almost expire, and landlord dey threaten us. But today I come here, and he (Dion) don promise to pay our house rent and also give me job in this school. I am very happy. God will bless him.”

Another beneficiary, Faith Ominike said: “I am very happy because my dream has come through. I needed money to start a fish business and I have been promised N100,000 to start my fish business. God bless him.”