Gov. Godwin Obaseki has performed very well. Edo people are proud of him. Only fools and idiots say there is nothing on ground. Gov. Godwin is winning this election. It is either Gov. Godwin Obaseki or Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

Mr. Collins Aihebhoria Idiahi will be our guest this morning at 11am on the PDP Livestream studio. He is currently the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Contributory Pension Scheme and Special Duties in the Edo State Pensions Bureau.

He hails from Ehanlen Ewu in Esan Central L.G.A of Edo State. He attended Edokpolo Grammar School and Institute of Continuing Education (School of Secondary Education) Benin City from 1994-2000 and had his S.S.C.E in 2000. He then gained admission into the University of Benin where he studied Business Administration from 2001-2006 and obtained his B.Sc(Hons). He took part in the mandatory NYSC where he served in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State; the home of the first Prime Minister of Nigeria in 2008. He went further to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Busines Management (PGDBM) in 2013 also from the University of Benin. He worked with the Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) from 2009-2012 as a software personnel with a certification as a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). In November 2012, he was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Economic and Strategy Team, where he was the Policy-Head of the Enablers Cluster. While as SSA and Head of the Enablers Cluster, he served in several committees such as; Secretary of subcommittee on Contributory Pension Scheme implementation in Edo State, Secretary, Committee on Needs Assessment of Schools Infrastructure & Personnel (Etsako Central), Project Manager, World Bank Development Policy Operation (DPO-2) Monitoring & Evaluation and member Taskforce on Orphanages and Special Duties, Office of the First Lady, Edo State.

He also served in the Technical Committee for setting up Modalities for the Implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme at the Local Government Level in Edo State. He has attended several national conferences on the Contributory Pension Scheme and Pension Management. He was assigned the task in March of 2017 to head the Edo Jobs Initiative data gathering of eligible unemployed individuals for Edo Central Senatorial District. In June 2017 he was appointed the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Contributory Pension Scheme and Special Duties, as SSA CPS, he manages the State’s Contributory Pension Scheme. He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). He enjoys reading and travelling during his leisure. He is a devout Christian, married and blessed with children.
He will be speaking broadly on Governor Obaseki's audacious Pension Reforms. Don't miss it!

Mr. Collins Aihebhoria Idiahi will be our guest this morning at 11am on the PDP Livestream studio. He is currently the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Contributory Pension Scheme and Special Duties in the Edo State Pensions Bureau.

He hails from Ehanlen Ewu in Esan Central L.G.A of Edo State. He attended Edokpolo Grammar School and Institute of Continuing Education (School of Secondary Education) Benin City from 1994-2000 and had his S.S.C.E in 2000. He then gained admission into the University of Benin where he studied Business Administration from 2001-2006 and obtained his B.Sc(Hons). He took part in the mandatory NYSC where he served in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi State; the home of the first Prime Minister of Nigeria in 2008. He went further to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Busines Management (PGDBM) in 2013 also from the University of Benin. He worked with the Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) from 2009-2012 as a software personnel with a certification as a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS). In November 2012, he was appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Economic and Strategy Team, where he was the Policy-Head of the Enablers Cluster. While as SSA and Head of the Enablers Cluster, he served in several committees such as; Secretary of subcommittee on Contributory Pension Scheme implementation in Edo State, Secretary, Committee on Needs Assessment of Schools Infrastructure & Personnel (Etsako Central), Project Manager, World Bank Development Policy Operation (DPO-2) Monitoring & Evaluation and member Taskforce on Orphanages and Special Duties, Office of the First Lady, Edo State.

He also served in the Technical Committee for setting up Modalities for the Implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme at the Local Government Level in Edo State. He has attended several national conferences on the Contributory Pension Scheme and Pension Management. He was assigned the task in March of 2017 to head the Edo Jobs Initiative data gathering of eligible unemployed individuals for Edo Central Senatorial District. In June 2017 he was appointed the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Contributory Pension Scheme and Special Duties, as SSA CPS, he manages the State’s Contributory Pension Scheme. He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management and a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). He enjoys reading and travelling during his leisure. He is a devout Christian, married and blessed with children.
He will be speaking broadly on Governor Obaseki's audacious Pension Reforms. Don't miss it!

This is one great project that can open up the economy and create more direct and indirect oppurtunities for the peoles which can help cushion the level of hardship of the people

Who is Captain Hosa? The twin identity behind the mask.
~By Adaze Emwanta

It is with the greatest shock and chagrin that l read a media statement in the Leadership Newspaper, sponsored by one Edo-born retired aeroplane pilot and money-bag, called Captain Hosa Okunbo. The said seditious publication was meant to disparage the personal reputation of the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki. I believe that the said Captain Hosa, who was born in Orhua village somewhere in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State, decided to change his name from Idahosa Okunbor, in order to obliterate records of his imprisonment for a drug related offence. He was miraculously discharged of the criminal offence, but was unable to obliterate the record of his detention in two different prison facilities in Lagos. The recent statement on AiT Democracy Today programme by the Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him of defrauding the Federal Government of Nigeria to the tune of 17 million US Dollars, speaks volumes of his track record of fraudulent behavior.

So, it is laughable to hear him speak of not supporting the re-election bid of the Governor. That is not different from the rantings of Tony Kabaka. I will not even comment on the glaring fact, as it is rumoured in some quarters, that the man now bleaches with all manners of feminine creams, in order to conceal his underlying health challenges. The much l can say in that connection, is that the envious man needs our prayers. The greatest disease he suffers from is envy for those who are better than him.

In 2016 Mr. Idahosa Okunbor worked against the election of Godwin Obaseki, to the office of Governor of Edo State. Just like he is doing now, he bankrolled the election of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in 2016. The moment his candidate lost, he immediately switched loyalty to the winner of that election, Godwin Obaseki. He had done that to Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who lost the Nigerian presidency to President Muhammadu Buhari, the previous year (2015) . True to his type, after the inauguration ceremony, he begged the Governor to lead him on an investment trip to China. His request was granted by the Governor.

Before his trip to China with the Governor, Hosa had told Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to withdraw his case from the Election Petition Tribunal, because in his very words, “Edo people have gotten the Governor they have been looking for and Ize-Iyamu has NOTHING to offer”. These were Hosa Okunbor’s very words when the Governor magnanimously granted Hosa’s request to support him on a business trip to China to meet with his Chinese prospective partners, who had refused to participate in his proposed projects except the Edo State Government was involved in the discussions. The Governor, having being newly elected could easily have declined Hosa’s request, as Hosa did not in anyway support his campaign and election. But to Hosa’s biggest surprise, Governor Obaseki, without any consideration whatsoever agreed to embark on that trip with Hosa and ended up guiding, directing and advising Hosa and his team on the best and most beneficial way to undertake the transactions with the Chinese. It was reported that Hosa was so elated and grateful for the Governor’s support, that he again declared on that trip, that he would call Osagie Ize Iyamu to drop his case at the election tribunal, because he Hosa had seen that Osagie Ize Iyamu had nothing to offer.

During the regime of Adams Oshiomhole as Governor of Edo State, he awarded the construction of Airport road to the same Captain Hosa, and the project was not completed after many years. It was Setraco Construction Company that eventually completed the project. The contract of managing the water fountain at Ring Road Benin city, on an annual basis, was given to one Pastor Dandison Okunbor, the younger brother of Captain Hosa for a whopping cost of ₦500 million. This was one of the conduit pipes Captain Hosa wanted Godwin Obaseki to allow to continue, but the Governor ended the contract, as he didn't see any economic sense in that venture.

The foregoing and many more grievances flowing from the end of Adams Oshiomhole and his lions and tigers informed the new alliance with Captain Hosa against the re-election bid of the Governor. I dare say that a lorry load of these fellows can't upturn the resolve of the vast majority of Edo people to re-elect the Governor, come September 19 2020.
It is very evident that Captain Hosa Okunbo, Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu and Mr. Adams Oshiomole are desperate, crass and, obviously, bipolar birds of a feather, who lack character, and have no iota of decency and truth in their make up.

We shall resist Captain Hosa and his new army of lions and tigers with our PVCs, come September 19 2020. God must win!

PDP Group Urges Edo People To Reject APC And Ize-Iyamu Over Electricity Tariff Hike, Petrol Pump Price Increase From N145 To N161 Per Litre.

...Berates Osagie Ize-Iyamu For Applauding Buhari Over Hike In The Price of Petrol.

Eligible voters in Edo State have been told to completely reject the All Progressives Congress, APC, and her governorship candidate in the September 19 election, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, for being insensitive to the plight of Nigerians.

The call was made by the Coalition of Intelligentsia for Rule of Law and Justice, CIRLJ, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in a statement on Monday by the Chief Scribe, Dr (Barrister) Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, saying that the arbitrarily increase in electricity tariff from N22 to N67, and pump price of petrol from N145 to N161 per litre has further escalated inflation rate in the country, and in the same token brought untold hardship on Nigerians and Edo people.

According to the group, Edo people cannot knowingly patronise the APC over the terrible hardship and pains inflicted on the people, a party that have no regard for the survival and wellbeing of Nigerians, as can be seen from the jumbo hike in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol.

The coalition pointed out that the common man can no longer afford electricity and petrol needful to survive under a mismanaged national economy with direct negative effects on the living condition of Nigerians and Edo people.

The PDP group berated the APC governorship candidate in Edo State, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu for commending and taking sides with President Muhammadu Buhari over the painful and unfortunate hike in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol per litre from N145 to N161, noting that eligible voters must of a necessity express their bitterness and disapproval occasioned by bad governance forced down the throat of Nigerians and indeed Edo people by voting for Governor Godwin Obaseki and PDP on September 19, 2020.

"We are confident that eligible voters in Edo State will NEVER vote for further increase in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol in Nigeria. High rate inflation and acute poverty under APC national government is killing Nigerians in their thousands everyday across the country. APC has failed Nigerians and Edo people woefully. It is painful indeed.

"The yoke of socioeconomic hardship is too heavy on us as a people and Edo people must express their anger and rejection of acute hardship being experienced under APC government in Nigeria, by voting massively for Governor Godwin Obaseki.

"We are pretty sure that eligible voters in Nigeria, will subsequently vote out APC from Aso Rock in 2023, so as to rescue this nation from the evil grip of bad governance, poverty and hardship forced on Nigerians by a group of hardened leaders at the centre.

"Osagie Ize-Iyamu supported the increase in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol per litre hence his campaign organisation could not issue a mere statement to reject the price increase.

"Ize-Iyamu and APC have become laughing stock in Edo state and across the country, as Nigerians are yet to come to terms with the electioneering implications of a RATIFIED governorship candidate, occasioned by politics of godfatherism and deliberate disobedience to judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction by APC ruling cabal.

"It is crystal clear that Ize-Iyamu is on the side of those who made life unbearable for Nigerians and Edo people. His simple agenda is to simply support the hardened leaders of APC to promote high inflation rate, increase prices of foodstuff and transportation as a result of petrol pump price hike from N145 to N161 and electricity tariff from N22 to N67.

"The time to reject APC and Ize-Iyamu is now and September 19 is the D-day to completely and openly tell Buhari and his moribund party that enough is enough, by voting massively for Governor Godwin Obaseki, so as to Make Edo Great Again.

"A Simple agenda is a mockery on the people of Edo State by Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Through Obaseki's MEGA initiatives, Edo greatness is guaranteed based on 4+4 mandate for a sustained accelerated socioeconomic and infrastructure development of the state" the statement added.

BBC Debate: Ize-Iyamu is arrogant, intolerant – Osagie

Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, has said that the candidate of the All Progressives Progress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has once again demonstrated that he does not have the right temperament to govern Edo State.

Osagie said this in a statement issued on Friday night in Benin City, the state capital.

According to him, “The APC candidate displayed a high level of arrogance when he refused to debate with the Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, who was asked to stand in for Governor Godwin Obaseki, during the BBC Pidgin English Debate programme broadcast on Friday night.”

The Governor’s aide explained that “Governor Obaseki started the debate with the other participants, but notified the moderator of the programme that he would not be available for the whole session of the programme, as he needed to urgently attend to an important issue of state.

“One would have expected that the APC candidate who is aspiring to occupy the exalted seat of Governor of Edo State, would accept the honest excuse given by the governor and continue the debate with the deputy governor.

“But he exhibited his arrogance before a global audience and started throwing tantrums, behaviours unbefitting of someone campaigning to be the Governor of a state.”

“Edo people know that Governor Obaseki has tremendous respect for Edo people as he has granted similar interviews on several platforms in the last two months, including those organized by individuals via online platforms,” he added.

okogwu Osayamen will be our guest today on our livestream studio at 11am. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of Benin and an LLB from the University of Lagos, holding a Master of Laws (LLM) focused in Commercial Law from the University of Benin,
she is a Certified PPP specialist under the APMG International Certified Public Private Partnership Professional,
She is also an alumni of the Australia-Africa Awards Program for Public Private Partnerships with the University
of Queensland Australia and the University of Pretoria South Africa. A member of the Prestigious Nigerian Bar.


Osayamen, joined Edo State Government in May 2012 and has more than 8 years’ experience handling various roles
as a Legal Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the government sector as a Legal Officer, Senior
Special Assistant (PPP) and Senior Special Assistant (Legal and Advisory - PPP). Her Transaction Advisory Services
include:
• Stakeholder Engagements
• Value for Money Analysis
• Bid Design, Review and Implementation
• Land Acquisition and Compensation Advisory Services
• Risk Management (Legal, Regulatory & Compliance)
• Research and Planning
• Legal Opinion/Writing/Drafting/ Documentation
• Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Concessions
• Privatization
• Public Procurement Contract and Services.


Skilled in Legal Compliance and Regulatory Issues, Legal Document Preparation, Legal Writing, and Management
of PPP Projects, she has played key advisory and project champion roles on a number of commercial contractual
and infrastructure Partnership with the private sector whilst ensuring international best practices. She has drafted sophisticated agreements on diverse projects such as Public Private Partnership Agreements,
Concession Agreements and contractual Agreements.
As a Lead Advisor in the PPP Office, Osayamen Mokogwu has successfully negotiated the Uhronigbe Rubber Estate Project, Edo Ossiomo Power Purchase Agreement, The Jara Low End Shopping Mall, The Lease of the Auchi Fertilizer Plant, The Modular Refinery Project, the Emotan Gardens Project and a host of other Government led initiatives across infrastructure, agriculture and water sectors. She also plays advisory roles on
the Benin Enterprise Park and the Benin River Port Projects and continues to lend support to many other Privately Financed Initiatives in the State. Osayamen has also worked with various committees of Government
including the Treasury Single Account Committee, The Oil Palm Strategy Committee, The Development Committee - Electrify Edo Project, the Agri-business Development Committee, Committee on the
Implementation of the Edo State Health Insurance Program and very recently is a member of the Technical Working Group for the State 30-year development plan.
She is currently the Lead Team member for the Management of the Uromi/Ugboha Water Supply Scheme, a project being handled by Edo State Government and the European Union under the Niger Delta Support Program
NDSP2 and continues to lend support to many other Privately Financed Initiatives in the State.
She is presently the Senior Special Assistant (Legal and Advisory Services) Public Private Partnership Office.

She will be speaking on how the Public Private Partnership drive of Governor Godwin Obaseki is transforming the Edo State economy.

Dr Uyi Oduwa-Malaka,
Special Adviser to the Governor on Strategic Planning and Programme Management / Chairman, Programme Management Office, Edo State Government will be our guest today, at 11:00am on our livestream broadcast.

Osayuwamen Aladeselu is the SSA & Focal Person, Edo State Social Investment Programme. She will be our guest today at the livestream studio at 11am.

She is Social Development Practitioner with over 12 years of experience in working in the development sector and has coordinated community projects, skill acquisition projects and other projects geared towards the empowerment of women and youths. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Benin, Benin City.

Osayuwamen Aladeselu is a UNICEF trained Reproductive Health Peer Educator Trainer and has been trained by the Nigerian Social Protection Unit of the World Bank as a Gender and Vulnerable project officer. She has trained over one hundred and fifty Community Project Management Committee members on Social Inclusion of gender and vulnerable groups and has also trained over a hundred school aged children and youths on life building skills under the counter-trafficking programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI).

Osayuwamen Aladeselu has been a delegate at the United Nations’ Women Conference in New York under the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the 2014, 2015 and 2018 sessions. She received an award for Peace Building and Youth Empowerment by Peace Corps of Nigeria and was conferred a Patron for same.
She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management; a member of the Institute of Strategic Management of Nigeria (ISMN) and the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).

Under the Social Investment Programme, she coordinates over 12,000 youths under the N-Power Scheme focused on reducing youth unemployment as well as the Edo State-owned initiative called the Edo Start-Up Fund (EDSUF) Initiative where over 50 Start-Ups are able to access funding, trainings and leverage on other opportunities. Special to note was the increase in the number of persons to access the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) grant of $5,000 in Edo State after EDSUF carried out a TEF Grant application for over two thousand (2,000) youths in Edo State.

She will be speaking on the impact of Governor Godwin Obaseki's Social Investment Programmes on the economy of Edo State.

August 26, 2020

Press Statement

Pally Iriase...Commander of the Lions and Tigers, Owan East Command!

Owan East Local government was yesterday invaded by "Lions and Tigers" under the command of (DisHonorable) Pally Iriase. Their mission was to assassinate the council chairman and his family.

Under the cover of a hurriedly put together ward rally, Pally Iriase imported the assassination squad arm of APC from Kogi and they unleashed their terror and evil on the good people of Owan East. The Council Chairman Hon Andrew Osigwe and his family was targeted! Thankfully, their dastardly act failed !

These evil men returned to their target scene in a commando style and engaged the police in a fierce gun battle before they were repelled when they realized that the mission was not successful after the first attempt.

Twenty hours before this attack, Pally Iriase without authorization or approval attempted to takeover a school ground using thugs to forcefully and illegally set it up to be used as a campaign ground. The council resisted his impunity by standing on the side of the law. For demanding that the law must be obeyed, Pally Iriase felt slighted. He ranted about his discomfort and to show APC that he is a "hard man" he ordered the hit on Hon. Andrew Osigwe and his family

We call on the security agencies especially the police and DSS to investigate and arrest Pally Iriase who must produce the assassins he used for the operation. He was responsible for their logistics, the reconnaissance they carried out, provided cover for them as well as the weapons they used.

Pally Iriase has continually boasted that he is above the law. That he cannot be touched because he has the police in his very deep pocket. There exist a prima facie case against Pally Iriase. The police have a duty to reassure the law abiding people of Owan East that Pally Iriase is not above the law.

Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State condemns this brazen, daredevil, desperation laden behavior of Pally Iriase and his APC. It is totally unacceptable, dishonorable and reprehensible.

We are aware of their simple agenda to create an atmosphere of fear, chaos and mayhem to scarce the electorate and ultimately have the elections postponed. Edo people will not be intimidated. They have resolved to decimate the APC rubble rousers and shut them up permanently.

We thank the good people of Owan East for the way and manner they behaved in the face of this unwarranted provocation. We assure them that Governor Obaseki and his government takes issues of illegal gun possession and assassination attempts very serious and are engaging the security agencies on how to solve this ugly trend.

We must not lose focus. September 19, 2020 is the day we must all come together to put a final stop to the recalcitrant APC and their sponsors.

Bring out your PVC, clean it with a dry cloth and keep it handy.

Resetting Edo is a task that must be accomplished!

Signed

Chris Osa Nehikhare
SPS PDP EDO STATE

Edo people have decided. Gov. Godwin Obaseki is working.

Obaseki swears-in new commissioners, EDSOGPADEC board members, others

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Hon. Lawrence Ogieva and Hon. Alex Oleije as the Commissioners for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, and Environment and Sustainability respectively.

The governor also swore-in three members of the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC) and four others into the Edo State Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

He charged the newly sworn-in public officials not to be distracted by the political activities in the build-up to the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state, but strive to contribute significantly to the development of the state.

Members of the Judicial Service Commission sworn-in are: Bamidele Omoniyi Edokpayi; Mustapha Ikhegbe Abubakar; Prof. Anthony Ekata Ogbeibu, and Felicia Eraze Ogbeide.

Those inaugurated into the EDSOGPADEC board include: Hon. Imodagbe Shaibu Abdullahi; Hon. Daniel Ehi Enebi, and Charles Omosuyi Aideyan Esq.

The governor noted: “Don't take your eyes off the ball as the government will run through November 11th this year. I charge all of you to be focused and take your jobs seriously as there is still so much to be done from now till November 11th this year.”

Governor Obaseki assured the new commissioners of his support in assisting them carry out their roles, adding, “following the political changes witnessed in the state, we decided to call on you to fill the vacant positions that have surfaced and join us to run the government. Be rest assured that you will receive the fullest cooperation.”

According to him, “You are joining the government at a very interesting time in the political history of the state. Even though we are going through a period of heightened political activities, the business of governance continues.”

Addressing the members of EDSOGPADEC, the governor said, “The commission you are joining today have been radically restructured and have taken tremendous and far reaching projects across oil and gas producing areas.

“It has also changed the course of the development activities in oil producing communities. We are looking beyond oil as we plan to invest portion earned from oil. I congratulate the commission for the bold effort in being an equity investor in the modular refinery which is almost completed.”

He tasked members of the commission to think outside the box and bring up new initiatives of investment in the non-oil sector while tapping into the potentials of the modular refinery when fully on stream.

In their separate responses, the sworn-in officials pledged their loyalty to the vision of the Obaseki-led administration in the various tasks ahead.

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PHOTO CAPTION:
L-R: Edo State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Hon. Alex Oleiji; Governor Godwin Obaseki, and the Commissioner for Art, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Lawrence Osabuohien Ogieva, after being sworn in by the Governor, at Government House, in Benin City.

Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe will be our guest today on our livestream studio at 11am. She is the Executive Chairperson of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), spearheading widespread reforms in the basic education sub-sector under the framework of Edo BEST (Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation).

Dr. Oviawe is a gender and education specialist whose work experience in education, development and gender spans four continents.

She is the Founder of the Africa Special Interest Group (ASIG) of the Comparative and International Education Society.

ASIG is a vibrant research and practice network comprising of academics, practitioners, policy makers and graduate students in over 15 countries.

Joan Osa Oviawe was recently appointed to the Working Group on global e-learning of the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies.

She will be speaking on the reforms in the basic education sub-sector that has transformed the sector and won Edo several national and international accolades

Shaibu petitions Police, DSS, seeks arrest of Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu for arming youths, shooting of 5 others in Ikhin

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu, on Monday, petitioned the Edo Police Command and the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking the prosecution of the sacked national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and the APC gubernatorial candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, for recruiting and arming youths ahead of the September 19, 2020 governorship poll and the death of five APC youths who were shot during the party’s campaign rally in Ikhin, Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.

Briefing Journalists in Benin City shortly after submitting the petition, Shaibu urged security agencies to take action and bring the duo to book, so that the state can have peace, adding that their desperation for power portends bad omen for the state.

The deputy governor alleged that Oshiomhole is plotting to set the state ablaze in connivance with his party's gubernatorial candidate, noting that both of them have verifiable history of recruiting armed thugs to prosecute elections.

According to him, “I have to cry out because I know both of them very well, even in the dark; I can clearly identify their hands. I am concerned because if not checked, it portends grave danger for our state, before, during and after the September 19, 2020 gubernatorial election.

“I believe you are all aware of the recent killings in their camp, where five members were mauled down in Ikhin, Owan West Local Government Area of the state.

On Friday, August 14, 2020, the youths gathered in Ikhin to share money after their poorly organised rally in Afuze. A disagreement within them led to the shooting that resulted in the death of five youths. The question here is, who armed the youths to kill themselves? This clearly shows that the APC former national chairman has pushed out so much arms in readiness for the election as they have nobody on ground supporting them.

“I fear for our youths and those from the neighboring states who are being recruited and armed to go kill themselves. I want to advise parents to pay more attention to the whereabouts of their sons and the type of company they keep during this period because these two men don’t care about the safety of lives and property of others but about their personal ambition.”

Shaibu continued: “I don't believe we should shed blood of these innocent youths because of our personal ambition. I am not just raising false alarm; I know both of them very well like the back of my palm.

“Ize-Iyamu was the one who organised an alleged notorious thug, Shabba and his boys to attack me and my family when I was in the Edo State House of Assembly; these perpetrators are still walking freely in the streets without prosecution.

"Oshiomhole himself organised a deadly attack on Governor Godwin Obaseki, myself and the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu and other top dignitaries during the convocation ceremony in Edo State University, Iyamho.

"The recent allegation against me that I was planning to attack my own convoy is the handiwork of this old man, using one Osa and Odion Idahosa under the guise of a faceless group. These guys have to be arrested and prosecuted; this is a challenge to the police.”

“In view of this catalogue of atrocities committed by Oshiomhole and Ize-Iyamu, I want to urge the security agencies to take action now and bring them to book so that Edo can have peace, otherwise, their desperation and thirst for power portends bad omen for our dear state,” Shaibu noted.

PHOTO CAPTION

L-R: Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Deputy Governor, Ebomhiana Musa; Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Barr. Kingsley Ehigiamusoe, during a press briefing In Benin City, on Monday, August 24, 2020

Dr Amegor Rock has spent most of his personal, career and business experience to help bridge the social gap that exist within the confines of his society.

As a primary school pupil, he was known for bringing about equality and fighting for the oppressed. Through his specialization as a family physician at the national hospital, he was involved in many hands-on experience with non-profit and public sector environment. He understands the principles of businesses that brings about longevity, desirability and profitability.

He received his university education at the University of Benin and certification from various colleges including the Mayo Clinic and research institute

Dr Rock is currently the Director General of the Edo State Health Insurance Commission

The following are a list of some achievements of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-Led Government
grouped under the six thematic pillars of the state:
1) Economic Revolution
2) Infrastructural Development
3) Institutional Reforms
4) Social Welfare Enhancement
5) Environmental Sustainability
6) Culture and Tourism
1. ECONOMIC REVOLUTION
• Edo Job Initiative; over 150,000 beneficiaries
• Establishment of Edo Innovation Hub, popularly referred to as “The South-South Silicon
Valley”; over 22,000 beneficiaries
• Creation of Edo Production Center to drive industrial development and create jobs
• Launch of Edo State Oil Palm Program (ESOPP); N69 billion committed by the CBN
• 10,000 hectares across 3 senatorial districts adopted for rice production
• Remodeling and re-equipping of the Government Science and Technical College (GSTC)
2. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
• Emotan Garden Housing; 100 out of 1,440 units completed
• Establishment of Jara Mall
• New automated model for revenue collection; implementation of the Edo Revenue
Administrative System (ERAS)
• Ugboha/Uromi and Auchi water projects
• Construction of the Edo State Secretariat complex, Block C and Block D has been
completed.
• Construction/Renovation of roads across the 3 senatorial districts of the state including;
368 road contracts awarded; 274 road projects completed including:
Construction of Lucky Way
- Irhirhi-Aruogba-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road
- Rehabilitation of Secretariat Road, Igarra
- Textile Mill Road (ongoing)
- Ugbor-Amagba (ongoing)
- Ekaewan Road (ongoing)
- Road construction project at Obakhavbaye (ongoing).
- Rehabilitation of Uzebba-Ukpoje-Akagbor Road
- Construction of Orhodua Bridge
• Reduced cost of Certificates of Occupancy to N50,000
• Renovation of High Court Complex
• Tayo Akpata University, Abudu Campus (ongoing)
• Ossiomo Power Plant; 55 megawatt capacity (ongoing)
• Azura-Edo 461 MW open cycle gas turbine power station
• Inauguration of Benin River Port, Gelegele project
• Creation of Edo Modular Refinery (ongoing)
• Construction of Ikpoba River dam
• Establishment of Benin Enterprise Park (ongoing)
• Renovation of Oba Akenzua Cultural Center
• Construction of Judges Quarters (ongoing)
• Construction of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iguoriakhi (ongoing)
• Laying of fiber optic for faster internet speeds with collaboration with MainOne; 450km
street by street fibre deployed in Benin City.
• Construction of modern car park.(ongoing)
3. INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
• Wabizigan launched: launch of new security architecture and implementation of Security
Management Information System.
• Implementation of State Integrated Financial Management Information System (SIFMIS)
• Development and passage of a consolidated Public Financial Management (PFM) and
Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) for better financial management.
• Inauguration of Industrial Court in Edo State.
• Implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy for better control of
Government’s resources.
• New and better EDSTMA: The Edo State Traffic Control and Management Agency
(EDSTMA) has been revamped and repositioned for better service delivery to citizens.
• Contributory Pension Scheme for local government workers established.
• Eradication Community Development Associations (CDA’s) from our communities and
stopped Agberos from collecting revenues for Edo State Government.
• Creation of online website "EdoMonitorMe" Portal for transparency and monitoring of
projects.
4. SOCIAL WELFARE ENHANCEMENT
• Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EDOBEST) programme: implementation of
modern teaching techniques and technology.
• Over 11,000 teachers trained across the state
• Edo State Sports Commission Bill passed into law and Edo State Sports Commission
established
• Over a million textbooks distributed across the state
• Establishment of Edo State Task Force on Human Trafficking to curb irregular migration
and human trafficking
• Launch of Edo State Health Insurance Scheme to quality and affordable health care
services for citizens.
• Twenty primary healthcare centers revamped.
• New Central Hospital opened
• Renovation and facilities upgrade of Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium
• Violence against Persons Bill has been signed into law to addres
5. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
•Commencement of reclamation of erosion damaged embankment along Upper Mission
Road by Temboga.
• Remediation measures in Auchi through the Nigeria Erosion Watershed Management
Project (NEWMAP).
• Operation Clean up Edo Project has put in place to prevent indiscriminate dumping of
waste
6. CULTURE AND TOURISM
• Successful hosting of the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture.
• Reintroduction of Culture Clubs in public schools
GOVERNOR GODWIN OBASEKI’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
COVID – 19
SCREENING AND TESTING
• Primary Health-care centres spread across the 18 LGAs, with 62 designated screening
centres
• Private Health-care centres across Benin City with 40 designated as screening centres
across Benin City.
• Mobile Screening centres across 6 LGAs, with 78 Screening point spread across respective
wards: 12 wards respectively in Oredo and Etsako-West LGA, 10 wards respectively in
Egor, Ikpoba-Okha, Esan West and Ovia North-East LGA.
• 64,200 persons have been screened via mobile screening centres, with 2,361 suspected
cases with samples collected. 51% Male screened and 49% Female.
• 212,000 persons screened via the fixed screening centres (Private and Primary Health-care
Total of 276,200 persons screened so far.
FACILITIES
• Setting up and equipping of 3 isolation facilities in Stella-Obasanjo Hospital, University of
Benin Teaching Hospital, and Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital.
• Purchase and installat of 2 new PCR machines at Stella-Obasanjo Hospital and University
of Benin Teaching Hospital.
• Purchase 18,000 Rapid Testing Kit (RTK).
• Acquisition of 4 Autoclave machines
• Establishment a Covid-19 support call centre to manage questions and quarries from
citizens.
• Upgrade of Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at the Hospital Management Board
complex with support from the USAid department carried out an
TRAINING
• Training of 4,218 health personnel to effectively fight the COVID-19.
• Special training to be organized for Helpline call attendants. Public health experts to be
included as trainers.
MOTIVATION
• H.E Godwin Obaseki approved a hazard allowance ranging from N90,000 to N300,000 for
frontline health worker.

No about of propaganda will change the mind of Edo people concerning voting Gov. Godwin Obaseki. There is no alternative to Gov. Godwin Obaseki

Prof. Abiodun Falodun will be on the PDP livestream Studio today at 11am. He is a renowned Professor of Medicinal and Natural Product Chemistry in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Benin, with over 21 years’ experience in research and teaching.

He is one of the foremost experts in anticancer natural product drug discovery with over 100 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He has successfully isolated anticancer molecules from medicinal plants. He is a recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award (2013) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (2009). He isolated the first chemical principle from an indigenous medicinal plant used for the management of threatened abortion, which earned him the May and Baker Professional Innovative Award (2007), among many other awards.

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Obaseki visited the traditional ruler of Emu kingdom one of Paramount ruler in Esan land, His Royal Highness (HRN) Promise Imahansiemhonjie , POI media urchins called the "King Ayelala"
It shows that these people do not have respect for the ESAN people. This must be condemned.This an Abomination to the ESAN people

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The political atmosphere in Edo State is all set to bring Gov. Godwin Obaseki back. His developmental achievements is there for all to see. Edo people can tell the difference between a man who wants to allocate the resources of the state to himself and all his family members and the man who wants to invest in the destiny of his people. Gov. Godwin Obaseki is a man that has shown Edo people he can be trusted. His works are geared towards improving the lives of the people of the state.

For those of us in the state, we know what we have suffered in the past. Edo people can no longer live as people under bondage. It is now or never.

Edo People have decided. Gov. Godwin Obaseki must win.

Barr. Jimon Ijegbai, Commissioner for Education will be on our livestream today at 11am to discuss how Governor Obaseki’s Educational policy is transforming our Educational sector in Edo State.

BREAKING: Edo Election: Court grants ex-parte motion for disqualification suit against APC, Ize-Iyamu
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an ex-parte motion for substituted service on the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State.
A Chieftain of the APC, Barr. Charles Ude had dragged his party and its gubernatorial candidate before the court in a suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/839/2020. Ude is seeking the disqualification of Mr. Ize-Iyamu as the candidate of the APC in the Edo election. He maintains that the party did not conduct a legally recognised primaries to choose its candidate.
During the commencement of hearing, neither the APC nor its candidate made an appearance. This prompted the plaintiff to file for an ex-parte to serve the defendants through substituted means, a prayer which Justice Taiwo Taiwo granted.
The hearing of the matter is billed for September 1, during which the court is expected to give a ruling on the disqualification suit.
The defendants in the suit include the APC, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Adams Oshiomhole, Victor Giadom and Hillard Etta.

Gov. Godwin Obaseki is really working in Edo State. Edo people have decided that they are voting for Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

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