Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has given reasons why political godfathers are after his head, saying they were against his positive transformation of the state.
His words: “We have a lot of boys who aren’t educated and were being recruited to cause violence, few people were given revenue base to maintain an army for violence and I said ‘why should we keep thugs to disturb the peace of the state,’ because without peace investors won’t come. He further added: “By the grace of God, nobody will turn us to pawn on his chess board. I am proud of my performance, even if I spend one term. What have I done wrong, my only offence is that I don’t share Edo money. I am determined to prove that the weight of the people is mightier than that of anybody.”
“Dedicated Edo people are coming to invest in Edo but the hoodlums are saying we are bringing people from Lagos, forgetting that they are our people who are residents in Lagos”. “Don’t turn yourself to a puppet, Edo must witness development under you and we are aware of the various developmental strides under you and we appeal to you not to be distracted. Be conscious of your legacy”, he asserted.
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