Senator Rowland Owie, yesterday, said that the people of his Benin ethnic group should not complain about being marginalized in the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan since they supported All Progressive Congress (APC) and not the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The Benin Forum, an umbrella body of all Benins, had lamented paucity of Benin presence in the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration despite availability of highly qualified Benin sons and daughters.
But reacting yesterday, Senator Owie asserted that “Edo South (Benins) cannot blame the Federal Government for marginalization. In politics the yardstick for sharing things is productivity. Why won’t the district be treated that way when it never produced any elected office holder that is in the PDP.
“ The four members of the House of Representatives and the senator from the district are all APC. When PDP controlled Edo South in 1999, the Binis had the governor, chairmanship of many boards including PPMC and a grade A Ambassador in the person of Prince Ehenede Erediauwa. However, our community leaders declared in 2012 that the entire Edo State is peopled by the Binis, the Binis voted massively for Oshiomhole.
“Those who are complaining of marginalization now should check their conscience to find out the roles they played and still playing to drag the Binis backward because of their selfish interest. The judgment day when the chickens will come home to roast is near” he stated.

Mr. Roland Owie, this is not a tenable excuse for the exclusion of the Binis in Good Luck Jonathan's administration. During the 2011 presidential elections, the Binis, infact the whole of Edo state voted enmasse for Jonathan. The Bini people only voted for Oshiomole at the Governorhip level because they know he would deliver Edo state from decades of decays, caused by successive past PDP administrations in the state. Moreover, you cannot sacrifice the development of Benin and the whole of Edo state, as being witnessed currently under Gov. Oshiomole at the altar of personal appointments and 'come and chop' positions for a few privileged ones. Is Edo state not better for it under Oshiomole now? The answer is visible for all men and women with active conscience to answer. In particular, my town- Okpekpe, where no body ever envisaged any meaningful development in the nearest future, has received an astronomical touch in terms of development under Oshiomole. The Binis and the entire Edo people are wiser now.

this is politics, everyone may b either directly or indirectly neglected, didnt dis so called people have senators and house of representatives, well it all depends on what they define NEGLECT to be

mrphysics: this is politics, everyone may b either directly or indirectly neglected, didnt dis so called people have senators and house of representatives, well it all depends on what they define NEGLECT to be

tnks my brother, instead for them to fight for the development of their constituency, they are busy fighting for their pocket and political party (APC/Tambuwal/Tinibu) agenda.
come 2015, we will vote them out. afterall we voted for oshiomole not APC (Anti people's commitee)