Ahead Edo 2024: Why Dorry Okojie Fits In
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before Kings, he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 22:29.
The above biblical quote from the Holy Bible aptly captures the personality of Dr. Dorry Afe Efosa Okojie, who is one of those being called upon by well meaningful Edo people to throw his heart into the race to succeed the incumbent Governor, Godwin Obaseki in November 2024.
Dr. Dorry Afe Efosa Okojie is a businessman with over twenty years in the Nigerian difficult busineess terrain where he has been weathering the storm, creating wealth, creating employment and also deploying his hard earned resources into philanthropy and human capital development among the nation's youths.
Sired by the late astute sports administrator, Hon. Paul Engo Okojie, whose nativity is Ohordua in Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Dr. Dorry Okojie has elevated himself to a pan-Edo Citizen; seeing himself as an Edo man with a pan-Edo support as those calling on him to throw his heart into the political turf coming from across the three Senatorial Districts of Edo State. There is no doubt that he has his mark of philanthropy in all the eighteen Local Government Areas of Edo State.
Dorry Okojie started his early childhood education at the famous Emotan Nursery School and Emotan Primary School where he proceeded to Greater Tomorrow Secondary School and graduated after sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations which he passed in flying colours.
After his secondary education, he sought and gained admission to the elitist Plymouth University in the United Kingdom where he studied Business Management and obtained the Bachelor of Science B.Sc. Not satisfied with his educational attainments, he immediately enrolled for a master's degree in Public Administration at the prestigious Northigham University, also in the United Kingdom.
Rather than stay back in the United Kingdom where he had mouth watering job offers from reputable multinational corporations after graduation, Dorry Okojie came back to Nigeria to use his educational achievements to contribute to the development of the country.
He set up the DAF Homes & Estates Ltd, a Building
Construction and Property Development company that has raised the ante in housing delivery in the country as he has gained more than a fair share in the nation's housing delivery.
He's also the Chief Executive Officer Of Safegate Integrated Concepts Ltd, a firm into Road Construction and beautification of environments/landscaping, Chairman Of Grandeur Haven - A Realtor/Property Marketing & Sales Enterprise.
He is also the Founder Of Dr Dorry Okojie Foundation, a Co-founder And Vice Chairman Of Esan Development And Transformation Initiative (EDATI), the Founder Of Esan Solidarity Association Network (ESAN), (Atanakpa Esan) focused in supporting Edo State Government in tackling issues of insecurity in Esan land its environs.
Dr. Dorry Okojie sure has the intimidating credentials to vie for the governorship of Edo and go ahead to win the coveted seat. He also has the social capital not only to deploy into the electioneering, but also to bring to bear in the governance of Edo State.
State craft has gone beyond mere reading of memos from civil servants, but has been elevated to the deployment of expertise to attract investors with high portfolios to invest in high ticket profit yielding projects that will create employment opportunities for the teeming youths and raise the internally generated revenue profile for the state that will be deployed in the development of the state.
I call on the politicians in Edo State, opinion moulders, opinion leaders and other critical stakeholders in the Edo project to take a dispassionate and forensic look at the personality of Dr. Dorry Afe Efosa Okojie and give him their consent to contest the Edo State governorship election due in 2024.
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