'It is unfortunate and sad that the federal government now wants to gag citizens and even an elected governor from speaking truth to power'
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In a statement on Sunday, Nehikhare said, “The Edo State Government wishes to express its displeasure on the recent press statement credited to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, over Governor Godwin Obaseki’s comments regarding the Federal Government’s handling of the resultant effects of the removal of fuel subsidy.
“This action of the minister is reminiscent of what happened in 2021 when Governor Obaseki raised the alarm over the irregular and illegal printing of money by the federal government through the Central Bank of Nigeria. He also re-emphasized the government’s reforms in key areas of the state’s development which he said, had been hailed by many
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