Rev father beaten black and blue for refusing to drive into the bush when Oshiomhole's convoy approached.


[size=15pt]Oshiomhole’s Aides Accused of Beating up Catholic Priest[/size]

Governor’s media aide denies incident

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City
To Reverend Father Peter Udo, a Catholic priest, last weekend was one filled with ill luck as he was allegedly beaten to a comatose state by security aides attached to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State.

The priest’s offence was that he refused to get off the road when Oshiomhole and his Lagos State counterpart, Babatunde Fasola’s convoy drove along Amendokhian- Ugboha Road to commission it.

Udo, who hails from Ujogba, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, was said to have been on his way to his parish, St. Dennis Catholic Church, Ugboha, Esan Southeast, when he encountered the governor’s convoy.

A source close to the Catholic Diocese of Uromi disclosed that the priest is now receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital due to the heavy beating he received from the security aides of the governor.

According to the source, “It is true that one of our priests, Reverend Father Peter Udo, who is in charge of St. Dennis Catholic Church Parish in Ugboha was beaten into a state of coma by aides to Governor Oshiomhole along Amendokhian-Ugboha Road when he went to commission the road.

“From what we gathered, the offence of the priest was that he did not jump into the bush for the governor’s convoy to pass. He was humiliated even in his cassock. At the appropriate time, the Catholic Diocese of Uromi will react.”

When contacted on the phone, Reverend Father Stephen Okojie, Director, Benin Archdiocese Directorate of Communication, said he was yet to receive such information.

Also, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Peter Okhiria, denied the beating of any Catholic priest by the governor’s aides, describing the report as not only malicious and wicked, but one which portrayed the source as the “devil’s advocate”.

In a statement he signed and made available to THISDAY, Okhiria said: “We received with great shock the concocted news that was reported by Independent Television (ITV) owned by a PDP chieftain, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, stating that the governor’s aides beat up a reverend father at Ujogba.

“The said report is not only callous, malicious and wicked, but clearly portrays ITV and its proprietor as the devil’s advocates who churn out falsehood to denigrate the Oshiomhole administration.”

According to him, “While we state that the governor was never at Ujogba as reported by the TV station, the governor, Adams Oshiomhole, is known to be proudly Catholic and has boasted about his faith at many fora.

“The state deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Pius Odubu, is also a practising Catholic as well as the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uyi Igbe.

“It is a fact that the governor enjoys a robust relationship with the Catholic Church more so as a baptised practising Catholic. He is also in good standing with the archbishop, priests and laity of the Benin City Archdiocese, Auchi Diocese and Uromi Diocese.

“The governor, as the father of everybody in the state, would never encourage anyone to beat up anybody, let alone directing that a priest of God, from whom he receives the Holy Communion, be beaten up.”

Okhiria further argued that if the purported incident as reported by ITV was correct, why has the church, which has unfettered access to the governor, not reported the incident?

“To the best of our knowledge, the ITV report was deliberately fabricated to promote hate sentiments against the governor by the Catholic faithful.

“It is however heartwarming that the Catholic Church was able to see through this deliberate deception, utter blackmail and wicked machinations of the ITV.

“In spite of this crude attempt to rubbish the governor because of his faith, he renews his commitment to the Catholic Church, to all Catholics, all Christians and indeed people of all faith in the state.

“We use this medium to call on ITV to retract the said offensive report and tender an unreserved apology to the governor through the same station for dragging the governor’s name into a matter totally unconnected to him,” he stated

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/oshiomhole-s-aides-accused-of-beating-up-catholic-priest/199049/

Our "go and die" governor has overstepped his line this time. I just hope Edo state Catholics respond in kind next month.

respect the law!!!.....

no matter the position u holding....

but THE LAW DOESN'T APPLY TO THE POLITIEFCIANS .....

Because Igbinedion's ITV reported the matter, Oshiomhole has now decided to revoke the deal he had with Igbinedion university to train medical doctors.

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Trouble for Igbinedion varsity students[/size]

Posted by: Osagie Otabor, Benin in News 14 hours ago

•Edo revokes clinical training deal

Medical students of the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State are in for a tough time as the state government has terminated an agreement to train them at its specialist hospitals over a N350 million debt.

Commissioner for Information Mr. Louis Odion, at a news conference in Benin city, the state capital, yesterday said the university had not paid anything to the government since the agreement was entered into on September 1, 2006.

He said Governor Adams Oshiomhole approved the termination with immediate effect.

The MoU was entered into on September 1, 2006 under the Lucky Igbinedion administration to enable the Igbinedion University use the state-owned Central Hospital Benin and Stella Obasanjo Hospital for the practicals of its medical students. It was part of the condition demanded by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to grant the Igbinedion University accreditation to train medical students in the clinical specialties.

http://thenationonlineng.net/new/trouble-igbinedion-varsity-students/

Mogidi, the first article is unfortunate, but the second one is a welcome development

Oshiomhole has not only revoked the deal with Igbinedion university, he has also withdrawn ITV Benin's accreditation.
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Oshiomhole withdraws ITV's accreditation[/size]

Edo State Government has withdrawn the accreditation of the Correspondent and Cameraman of the Independent Television (ITV) attached to the Government House, for the TV station’s unprofessional reportage of news and events aimed at deliberately misinforming the people on the government’s programmes and activities.

In a letter to the General Manager, Independent Television (ITV), Benin City, owned by Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, Special Adviser to the Governor, Prince Kassim Afegbua said: “You will recall our earlier discussion with you on the series of fabricated and adversarial reportage of issues in the state which has continued to misinform, misrepresent and confuse the people of the State.

“As you know, these deliberate false reports which have become your editorial policy offend the ethics of broadcast journalism and the code of conduct spelt out by the National Broadcasting Commission [NBC].

“In view of the above, we are withdrawing the accreditation of your correspondent earlier attached to Government House with immediate effect.”

The station was also sacked from the Government House during the short tenure of former Governor Oserheimen Osunbor for unprofessional conduct.

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/oshiomhole-displays-intolerance-withdraws-itv-s-accreditation/199135/

patrickdarlins:
respect the law!!!.....

no matter the position u holding....

but THE LAW DOESN'T APPLY TO THE POLITIEFCIANS .....

very annoying i tell you.

get well soon Fr Udo

barcanista:
Mogidi, the first article is unfortunate, but the second one is a welcome development

He only revoked the deal because ITV reported the excesses of his aides, that can't be a good thing can it?

What a party of progressives. Backward never.

theV0ice:


very annoying i tell you.

get well soon Fr Udo

Edo is mainly Catholic, we shall repay him next month.

Mogidi:


He only revoked the deal because ITV reported the excesses of his aides, that can't be a good thing can it?

Well, if the reason for stopping the Igbenedion deal has to do with unfaithfulness in the part of Igbenedion University, then I see nothing wrong. But if it is witch-hunt, we shall leave it to posterity.

Federal govt should withdraw APC media houses accreditation also, The Punch, The nation, Saharareporters etc should all be declared persona non grata to Aso Rock and any federal office.

barcanista:
Well, if the reason for stopping the Igbenedion deal has to do with unfaithfulness in the part of Igbenedion University, then I see nothing wrong. But if it is witch-hunt, we shall leave it to posterity.

Our reaction would be on election day.

Adams don Bleep up, make im go ask former govnor of imo state ikedi ohakim hw im hear am dat tym wey im aide beat Rev fr. No b niaja mata again o, na pope go handle d mata, adam why na ? U wey i been lyk. Chei u Bleep up epa

Hmm

Mogidi:


Our reaction would be on election day.

If only PDP had performed between 1999 and 2008

barcanista:
If only PDP had performed between 1999 and 2008

pathetic the kind of politics pdp plays,,well as far as edo is concerned mogidi can go and knock his head on the nearest rock,,,pdp is dead

Tundeajani:
pathetic the kind of politics pdp plays,,well as far as edo is concerned mogidi can go and knock his head on the nearest rock,,,pdp is dead

You see that mogidi was only political

barcanista:
You see that mogidi was only political

And barcanista is apolitical...bros you try.

Mogidi:


And barcanista is apolitical...bros you try.

We all know that neither of us is apolitical, but the interest of the state should come first. Don't you think?

barcanista:
We all know that neither of us is apolitical, but the interest of the state should come first. Don't you think?

I totally agree, Oshiomhole seem to be thinking party interest hence the wahala.

People should learn to read before commenting. It is clearly stated in the article/report that the DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF BENIN said that HE HAS NOT RECEIVED SUCH INFORMATION. Now, how can the Arch diocesan secretariat not know that one of her priests was seriously beaten up by the Gov'nor's aide and is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital IF the report by ITV is true? People like Igbinediom and PDP in Edo State and else where should tune down on baseless propaganda that can easily be exposed. Udo diri unu

Mogidi:


I totally agree, Oshiomhole seem to be thinking party interest hence the wahala.

He is your governor, not mine. You live in Edo state, I don't, You have stakes in Edo State, I don't have any direct stake. You know your governor more than I do, I can't argue with you, but based on the articles you posted, the first was unfortunate but the second is a welcome development.

Oshiomole is a rabid dog biting any one it came across.

Oshiomole is at loggerhead with uniben

Oshiomole at loggerhead with ITV

He is fighting with state assembly

He is in court with medical workers He sacked without regularising their appointment

He has case with igbinedion university medical faculty

Now, d lose dog has bitten a rev fr. What else are We saying?

The poor are not left out, d go and die episode comes to mind. Not forgetting oshiomole police, outdoing lastma of Lagos in illegal arrest of motorists.

APC is really not fully out to show it's colour.

Just a matter of time, the dragons in apc would b unleashed.

Oshiomhole and his aides again this gov. must be called to order





"Emperor" Oshiomhole Displays Intolerance, Withdraws ITV’s Accreditation
Source: http://e reporter.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/2571-emperor-oshiomhole-displays-intolerance-withdraws-itv-s-accreditation

my comrade governor ride on we the sincere southerners are solidly behind you, forget all these pdp overly bloated propaganda been displayed on the most politically declined TV stations. Honest nigerians know that you've really worked well to make edo state a better place. Unlike how your pdp predecessor messed up everthing for good 8years, we love you and your name will forever be written in the sands of time.

APC and violence are like twin brothers.

People don complain of oshimoles toutness tire

Go and Die 1st


Now this

I cannot wait for this man to vamoose from that office, see how he's just playin with edo state.

Oshio baba we are tired!