Edo govt warns against dragging Oba of Benin into politics

The Edo State government has warned the All Progressives Congress and other political actors in the state against dragging the Benin royal palace and the revered monarch, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo , Oba Ewuare IIThe Edo State government has warned the All Progressives Congress and other political actors in the state against dragging the Benin royal palace and the revered monarch, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo , Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, into...

He said: “We all admit that we are going into election season, and a lot of campaign of calumny and mudslinging is ongoing. It has become clear that the opposition APC intends to drag the reputation of our revered Royal Majesty into the murky waters of their dirty politics. Members of the APC are openly propagating this distasteful and demeaning information against the royal palace.

Warning against misinformation and fake news ahead of guber polls, Nehikhare noted: “Journalists have a role to play in this matter, as they need to be neutral. When a party takes on lies and propaganda, such a party has nothing to offer the Edo people. The party lacks people with character, capacity and intellect. Hence, it will end up with a candidate they can’t campaign for or are ashamed to campaign for.

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Following Governor Peter Mbah’s campaign promise to reactivate dormant state assets as part of efforts to grow the state’s economy from its current $4.4 billion to $30 billion, the Enugu State government has signed a N100 billion partnership deal

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