Governor
Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the former Governor of the State, Mr
Lucky Igbinedion, cannot walk freely in the state owing to the failure
of the PDP government which he led.
Igbinedion who was
convicted by a court for looting the state’s treasury is regarded as the
sponsor and godfather of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship
candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and had said the next Governor of
the state will come from his political family.
Speaking at the
commissioning of the 22-kilometre Iguobazuwa-Umaza-Siluko road in Ovia
South West Local Government Area, one of the numerous roads constructed
by his administration, Oshiomhole said: “by some co-incidence, this
location is just adjacent the market and I decided to walk round the
market, and I felt good seeing the real Nigerians, the real Edo people,
the real Edo women smiling, dancing, waving, showing joy and happiness.
“This,
for me, is my testimonial of service because if almost eight years on
the job I can go to any local government and walk into a market that you
find all kinds of persons and they are all clapping, expressing joy,
showing gratitude, to God be the glory. There are those who have
governed this state who cannot come to this market, and they are there.
The people’s verdict will reflect on their faces.”
Oshiomhole
continued, “I want to thank all of you for standing by us for close to
eight years. You have voted for me and re-voted for me. You have
supported our party. You have helped us to defeat the forces that
underdeveloped this state and this local government. It is the result of
your power that enabled us to assume office, without which I would not
have been able to do this job. As you can see, this is a typical example
of our standard: well-built roads with concrete side drains, not blocks
so that the water can flow out, so that we can have a place such as
this even during raining season.
“So, whereas you appreciate
what we have done, I am the first to say the gratitude goes to you for
voting wisely and ensuring that those you have voted for used the money
for the purpose. My heart is gladdened as I was driving through Oba
market, through Siluko road to Upper Siluko Road and I was looking for
the mammy water and I couldn’t find her; in a matter of minutes, I got
here.”
He said, “And today, I am proud that we, the anti-mammy
water forces as symbolised by our broom in unity, we have brought hope,
joy and the renewal of our confidence in our state as the heart-beat of
the Nigeria great nation. I am sure the economy of this part of the
state cannot be the same again because these women don’t need to pay -
empower women. He will empower the youths, and together, we shall
sustain the tradition of service to our fatherland.”
Speaking
on behalf of the Ovia communities on the Iguobazuwa-Umaza-Siluko Road,
Hon. Christopher Adesotu said, “We have thirty-three communities
starting from Evbuoba, Igueogun, Ikotakpa, Ukuzuwa, the Yoruba camp,
Ogbobaifo, Umaza and many others and Siluko, the last community on this
road. We want to thank you for what you have done for us because there
was a time when we were coming from Benin, it would take us four hours
right from Textile Mill Road junction to Siluko, but today it is just
one hour. So, we have to thank you for that.”
"Ize-Iyamu’s godfather, Igbinedion, can’t walk freely in Benin" - Oshiomhole says
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