The appointment of Frickson Erazo Vivero as governor of Esmeraldas took the same activists from the CREO political organization by surprise.
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The former soccer player and candidate for mayor of the Esmeraldas canton was sworn in in Quito by President Guillermo Lasso, at the change of ministerial cabinet, on Thursday.
Replaces Tania Obando, who has been in charge of the office since June 3, 2021.
“I present my resignation from office as governor of the province of Esmeraldas. It was a great honor to serve and represent the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso. God Bless Esmeraldas! Obando expressed on the social network of this institution.
Along with the message, he uploaded photocopies of his resignation letter sent to the Executive.
They burn a truck and shoot at the home of former player Frickson Erazo
While Erazo Vivero, known as the Elegant, You must continue with the security plan to reduce the rates of violence and crime.
He and his family were victims of two attacks on their home and a vehicle, in the La Concordia neighborhood, last year.
Esmeraldas was in 2022 one of the provinces with the most violent deaths and, despite police actions, the crime could not be contained.
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The former player was running for mayor, but lost to the correísta candidate.
He was in second place with 26.13% of votes, after Vicko Villacís, candidate for RC.
Erazo held the district leadership of the MIES of Esmeraldas and resigned from the position to be a candidate for the Mayor’s Office of Esmeraldas in the recent elections.
A relative of former soccer player Frickson Erazo was murdered in Esmeraldas
His father, Rafael Erazo, filed a complaint with the Esmeraldas Electoral Board and requested a review of 130 minutes due to inconsistencies in the results of his son’s candidacy.
The claim was made together with activists, supporters and relatives of Frickson, on the afternoon of Thursday the 9th. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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