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  • Edo donates relief materials to communities affected by windstorm 

    Edo State Government has donated relief materials to communities affected by windstorm in Esan West and Owan West local government areas of the state.

    The Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Special Duties, Hon. Yakubu Gowon, handed over the relief materials on behalf of the state government to chairmen of the two local councils in Benin City, the state capital.

    Gowon said governor Obaseki had earlier extended similar gesture to some communities in other local government areas in the state where windstorm wreaked havoc three months ago.

    He explained that Governor Obaseki has fulfilled the promise he made shortly after the disaster, to assist the affected communities.

    “This is a continuous exercise; as at date, we have donated relief materials to communities in about 12 local government areas and we have been receiving letters of appreciation from the beneficiaries.

    “While some states in the country that experienced similar disaster are still waiting for the support of the federal government, the Edo State government has gone ahead to render assistance to these communities,” he said.

    Receiving the items, the chairmen of the councils commended the Obaseki-led administration for bringing succour to the affected persons.

    The Chairman of Owan West Council, who was represented by Mr George Ohioma, assured that committees would be set up to oversee the distribution of the items as directed by the state government.

    The Chairman of Esan West LGA, represented by Osborn Elimhele said “we are happy about the intervention from the state government and we will ensure that the affected people get the materials.”

    The relief materials include roofing sheets, bags of cement, ceiling boards and bags of nails.

  • Obaseki condemns killings of policemen in Edo

    …commiserates with their families, Police hierarchy

     

    The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has condemned the ambush and killing of four policemen by assailants, while on routine patrol in Sabongidda Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of the state, at the weekend.

    Obaseki said the ugly incident is being investigated to ascertain the motive of the killers while assuring that efforts to arrest them was ongoing.

    “I commiserate with the Inspector-General of Police, the Edo State Police Command, and the families of the dead. Our administration will work with the security agencies to apprehend the criminals and bring them to justice,” he said.

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    The governor stressed that the unprovoked attacks on men and women of the police force and sister security agencies is unacceptable and assured that the state’s security architecture will create roles for communities and local groups as well as the organised private sector to support security agencies in eradicating crimes across the state.

    According to media reports, the four policemen who were attached to the Sabongidda -Ora Divisional Police Headquarters were on Saturday evening killed and burnt in their patrol van by unknown persons.

    The police officers were killed at a road block at Uzebba-Aviosi junction along Ifon road, Sabongidda-Ora, the reports said.

  • Obaseki swears-in Oni-Okpaku as Environment Commissioner 

    …says govt in a hurry to transform sector

     

    The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Omoua Alonge Oni-Okpaku as the Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability in the state, following her confirmation by members of the Edo State House of Assembly.

    Speaking at the event that took place at the Government House, shortly before the weekly Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, Obaseki charged the new commissioner to adopt best practice in the management of the environment as his “administration is in a hurry to address challenges in the sector.”

    He urged the environment commissioner to bring her wealth of experience to make the desired positive change in the ministry, and advised her to eschew acts that could derail the progress that has been recorded in the sector.

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    The governor assured that he was optimistic about the capacity of the new commissioner to transform the sector, considering her background in the sector, and maintained that “We did not feel it was right that Owan West Local Government Area was not represented in our cabinet.”

    He warned: “Your coming to join us is for service and not for self-enrichment.”

    In her remark, Oni-Okpaku pledged her loyalty to the government and assured that she would live up to the confidence reposed in her.

    She said the Ministry of Environment and Sustainability under her watch, would engage youths in the protection and preservation of the environment, in line with the state government’s Keep Edo Clean Project and other programmes.

    Recall that governor Obaseki forwarded the name of Omoua Alonge Oni-Okpaku as commissioner nominee to the Edo State House of Assembly for confirmation recently, following the sack of the former Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Mr. Reginald Okun.

  • Edo 2016: Owan people will vote Obaseki – Ihonvbere

    Edo 2016: Owan people will vote Obaseki – Ihonvbere

    The Secretary to Edo state Government and Iyase (Prime Minister) of lluleha kingdom, in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo state, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere has faulted reports that Owan people have vowed not to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the lluleha-Uzebba road was not constructed before the election.

    He said the comments were being made by political jobbers in the area who don’t “even know the difference between politics of development and that of the stomach.  That is just the figment of their imagination because Owan West particularly lulleha has been APC and will continue to be APC.

    “Regarding the road they are talking about, We are thankful that the road has been awarded to a credible contractor and the state government has mobilize the contractor and work is ongoing now. And to be honest, there is no way that road will be completed in the life span of the current administration.

    “But the good news is that Obaseki has visited the area and he understands the terrain and he has promised that if the road is not completed by November he will complete it. Obaseki’s mother is from Uzebba and he cannot abandon his people. Most of us were in PDP for years infact PDP spent ten years but they never poured a sand in that place, so why will people in the name of politics try to exhibit ingratitude to a government that at least had made effort to construct that road.

    “Apart from the fact that I am SSG, I am the Iyasele of lluleha so nobody knows my area more than me. These comments are coming from hungry characters who want to blackmail the APC but they have failed. The Local Government is an APC Local Government we have always done well there and there is nothing stopping us from defeating the PDP and their sponsors in this area. PDP cannot point at anything they have done for our people all they do is to sponsor some idle persons but they are wasting their time,” he stated.