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delpee:
A different situation altogether!

Well, what I saw is a tale of two governors being controlled by the godfathers who brought them into power, whereby the first one rolls over and surrenders while the other fights for his life.

How do you mean when you say the situations are different?

thesicilian:
Well, what I saw is a tale of two governors being controlled by the godfathers who brought them into power, whereby the first one rolls over and surrenders while the other fights for his life.

How do you mean when you say the situations are different?

Lagos and SW has Owolowo mentality.... Owolowo is the overall Godfather of South west. He made Godfatherism and political tribalism, anilti-igbo politics a norm...

You cannot be political relevant if you are don't have a Godfather with billion van like Tinubu, nobody would support you, once they is a perception that Igbos are backing you up, you have lost completely, To have a chance you must have the backing of someone like late Adedibu of Oyo state that share free food daily to have a chance against someone like Tinubu.

While in Edo state, the people are more mentally independent, individualistic, capitalist minded and less tribalistic.

You cant use free Owambe to hoodwink anybody, or sharing money or anti-yoruba or anti-igbo to manipulate the masses.

Kazim88:
Lagos and SW has Owolowo mentality.... Owolowo is the overall Godfather of South west. He made Godfatherism and political tribalism, anilti-igbo politics a norm...

You cannot be political relevant if you are don't have a Godfather with billion van like Tinubu, nobody would support you, once they is a perception that Igbos are backing you up, you have lost completely, To have a chance you must have the backing of someone like late Adedibu of Oyo state that share free food daily to have a chance against someone like Tinubu.

While in Edo state, the people are more mentally independent, individualistic, capitalist minded and less tribalistic.

You cant use free Owambe to hoodwink anybody, or sharing money or anti-yoruba or anti-igbo to manipulate the masses.

I see what you mean.

Zeezy81:
When you are done reading, kindly enumerate 10 things Oshiomole, Lucky, and by extension Ize Iyamu did for the same State while they held sway.

After that, do well to point out Obaseki's sins.

I honestly want to know what he did wrong. I am mon-partisan, whatever will grow Edo is all I'm up for.

Thanks.

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.
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comparing oshiomhole's achievements with obaseki's own and u say u're none partisian,do u even live in edo? Its obvious u support obaseki and dats fine,but dat doesn't gv u d right to be stupid.

Zeezy81:
As regards the captain Hosa's claims, I'll like us to take a cue from the case of Bua and Dangote. Dangote cement and Bua cement are owned by two harsh business rivals from the same kanu state. So long as both men hold the same business interests, there is bound to be conflict.

Recall also that apart from his excellency being the governor of Edo state , he is also a big player in the oil and gas industry. Like the Chinese will say " business is war and all is fair at war"
I will advise Capt Hosa to consider his fears as a simple business strategy from a competitor and seek some professional help rather than go around whining.

obaseki a competitor to capt hosa? What are u even saying naaa,habaa,y obaseki supporters b like dis self.see theory wey person carry come,so obaseki na billionaire oil mogul? U jxt be mumu.

kappGODSWILL:
obaseki a competitor to capt hosa? What are u even saying naaa,habaa,y obaseki supporters b like dis self.see theory wey person carry come,so obaseki na billionaire oil mogul? U jxt be mumu.

I won't stoop so low to engage you in a banter. My submission was very constructive, if you had felt different, constructively, you could have expressed your view, but as always what do you expect from one of Kabaka Tony's foot soldier? Finaly, let me enlighten you abit, being a billionaire or a millionaire doesn't define competition.

thesicilian:
Well, what I saw is a tale of two governors being controlled by the godfathers who brought them into power, whereby the first one rolls over and surrenders while the other fights for his life.

How do you mean when you say the situations are different?

In the case of Lagos, the godfather had to defer to the "stakeholders". It wasn't the decision of only one man. Sadly, Ambode stepped on too many toes who humbly waited to exert their pound of flesh. He also lost some support from the masses when instead of campaigning based on performance, he was busy denigrating Sanwoolu as a mad man. He forgot that the man was a top shot in his administration! All that coupled with the mess Lagos environment was in and his wife being labelled arrogant.

In Fasholas era, Lagosians/stakeholders insisted that he must be allowed to run for the 2nd term. Godfather bowed to the will of the people against his wish. He didn't have a choice.

Really, the Lagos situation is a bit more complex than most people understand. Even the presumed godfather said on live TV that Ambodes matter was beyond him because he couldn't afford to lose the support of the people.