The fisticuff is not about Governor Obaseki alone; it’s about the future of Edo State and her people who once joined the ‘new godfather’ to rid Edo State of all forms of godfatherism. EdoState Obaseki Oshiomhole NigerianPolitics
There’s hardly any Nigerian who is oblivious of the current happenings in Edo’s political corridor. But flipping through the pages of The Guardian of Monday, June 15, 2020, anyone who has followed the issues from a distance will naturally query the rationale behind the All Progressives Congress , National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s unshaken resolve to oust the incumbent governor and former ally, Godwin Obaseki.
But as commonly used in tort law, ‘res ipsa loquitur’, the fact will continue to speak for itself. Edo people are obviously aware of the development trajectory which the Obaseki-led government has pursued over the course of the last three and a half years and are determined to ensure the re-election of the governor to consolidate on his many projects across the state.
This obviously is made possible through the methodological manner in which the governor piloted the affairs of the state and bringing a new sense of urgency to the drive for development which has now grown the status of the state as a model for others to follow. Today, Edo has become a model for development at the sub-national level in developing countries.
Towards the tail end of his administration, Oshiomole brought in Godwin Obaseki and sold the technocrat and renowned financial expert to the people of Edo state. The former governor sang the songs of praises of his then political baby, which appeared too good to be ignored by the voters and when he emerged, it dawned on him that there was a need to focus on the real business of governance in the state rather than politics.
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