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Na so dem said Buhari don't know Osibanjo's name.

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Na so dem said Buhari don't know Osibanjo's name.

The Edaiken N’ Uselu and Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, HRH Prince Eheneden Erediauwa says Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has made giant strides in infrastructural development and has laid a solid foundation in the State for incoming governors to build upon.

Speaking while receiving the President and Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote in the company of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and former Ekiti Governor, Niyi Adebayo at the Edaiken’s Palace, Benin City, Wednesday, the Crown Prince said, “We thank God and our ancestors for giving us our able governor. I told the President that I have always said that he has tried in Edo State. I am also sure that he is reaping the reward of his efforts in Edo State. He has tried, and we pray that whoever comes in next should try harder to do better.

He has assured us that if it is his candidate that comes in, the candidate will do better than himself. What our governor did is a feat that nobody believed would have been possible considering that he was in the opposition. At the time he came in, he was in the opposition party, and he was not getting attention at that time from the federal. He struggled to generate revenue from within and he used his wisdom. We pray that God should give him more wisdom. My prayer to him is that, as it has always been, he should sail on and on his tenure without blemish to the end successfully. And that still remains our prayer until he hands over the mantle of leadership, and we pray that the next governor should learn from what the Governor has done.”


He continued, “This city used to be described as an ancient kingdom, referring to that ancient city literarily speaking as if it was looking ancient because it was dilapidated. No light and we were in the dark. He is the first governor that has come and he lit up the place. Why can’t one but commend the state Governor for a job well done, since he has laid a serious foundation for other governors to build on?”
The Crown Prince further said, “Our request to you is that wherever we need something from the Federal level, you should assist our dear Governor to actualize what our request is to Mr. President.

We hope that one day, we will have the opportunity of benefitting from that. So, I would like to request on behalf of our chiefs, the Benin people that you keep on representing us at the federal level, assisting the Governor who has done marvelously well. We also like Alhaji to support our efforts to promote tourism in the state. One of the programmes I have by the grace of God is to promote tourism immensely. My pet project is free trade zone at Gelegele, and I have always been passionate about that. So, I have to quickly mention it.”

Responding, the President and Chief Executive, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said, “I join millions of Nigerians and indeed the entire black race to congratulate you on the occasion of your ascension on to the seat of Oba of the ancient kingdom of Benin, one of Africa’s most revered and historical dynasties. I feel humbled and highly honoured to be invited to the occasion as one of the special guests. We have no doubt that you will build on the solid foundation laid by your forefathers. We all look forward to contributing our quota to the continuous growth and prosperity of the Benin kingdom during your reign. We pray the good Lord to give you the good health, long life and wisdom for a long peaceful and prosperous reign as Oba of Benin Kingdom.”

According to Dangote, “It’s always been a great pleasure for me to come personally and pay you a courtesy call. It is not even now; we have tried and tried to fix an appointment. There was a day even before that day for me to come and commiserate with you on the passing of our dear father. It is not only a loss to the entire Benin kingdom, but both Nigeria and beyond Nigeria, because he served Nigeria and he was a very peaceful person. And we pray to Almighty God to bless his soul.”

Dangote said, “I would like to personally commiserate with you and also to congratulate you for being the next Oba. I have no doubt, your royal majesty you will not only improve and also take Benin kingdom to the next level; I know that it will be felt all over Nigeria. With your exposure being an ambassador, knowing what has been happening all over the Western world, you will apply it here. We will continue to support your Royal Majesty. Right now, I know that with you, even though he is finishing his term in few days, with him and our new Oba, Benin will become a place where people will come from other places and look for jobs. This is actually a place that God has blessed. I was telling the Governor yesterday, creating jobs in Benin is not a difficult task.”

He added, “Governor Adams has actually done very well. People that have not been to Benin for the past ten years, if they visit Benin they will know there has been a real change, and I really congratulate Adams for doing his best bringing this state to this level. Today, I am more than happy that you are the next Oba of Benin. I congratulate you, and I want to assure you of my personal continuous support for this kingdom under your leadership. I will personally come back.”

Speaking earlier, Governor Adams Oshiomhole who accompanied Alhaji Aliko Dangote to the Edaiken Palace said, “Your Royal Highness, you remember I mentioned to you two months ago that I secured a date for Alhaji Aliko Dangote to come and visit you, to come and condole with you and the people of this kingdom. But then he took off from Lagos, and at Benin Airport there was no landing aid and that visit was aborted. It has been his desire to come to still commensurate with you, but this time to congratulate you on your formal installation as the Edaiken N’ Uselu. He has received your letter concerning the grand reception that we are all working for, God willing on the 26th of this month.”
Oshiomhole further said, “People refer to him in other terms, but I describe him in the way that I know him.

I describe him as the Africa’s most hardworking entrepreneur. It is that spirit of hard work that should inspire Nigerians, not the outcome of the hard work. So, in your palace this morning is Africa’s most resourceful entrepreneur.”

ibhagab:
INCOMING OBA OF BENIN ENDORSED OBASEKI INDIRECTLY


Oba of Benin told dangote that Oshiomole did well in edo state. He says Oshiomole assures him obaseki will perform better than him




http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/2016/09/oshiomhole-has-laid-a-solid-foundation-in-edo-benin-crown-prince/

Note: The Nigerian Observer is a daily newspaper published in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, since 1968 by the Bendel Newspapers Company Limited (BNCL).

abokibuhari:

because you see meat chop ba?

ChangetheChange:
The Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, tells BAYO AKINLOYE that the All Progressives Congress may have a hand in the postponed September 10 poll

How did you receive news of the postponement of Edo State governorship poll?

I am very sad that the Edo State governorship election slated for September 10 was postponed. We were prepared for the election. We were confident of winning but all of a sudden we got the news that the poll had been postponed with the authorities citing security challenges. The nature of the challenges we were not told; a new date for the poll had been fixed. It’s a long postponement with the election scheduled to hold on a week day and we were not even consulted. We see this development as a conspiracy by those who are scared (of losing in the poll) and are playing for time. But as law-abiding citizens, anything they want to do, we’ll be ready.

Similar thing happened during the Peoples Democratic Party rule with ex-President Goodluck Jonathan presiding over the country; the general elections were postponed. Don’t you think you should give the current government the benefit of the doubt?



I am sure you know that the reasons given then for the postponement of the polls were not in doubt – insurgency in the North-East was the main reason. The government wanted to ensure that the region was safe enough for people to exercise their civic right. So, the reason was clearly defined and we all knew what happened afterwards: the All Progressives Congress did very well (in that region). If you remove the votes recorded for the party in the North-East I doubt if the APC would have won the presidential election. Whether we like it or not those reasons were valid and the results were clear. But in Edo’s case, what are the reasons for postponing the governorship poll? What are the security challenges? The President (Muhammadu Buhari) was in Edo and two days after it was announced that election could no longer hold due to security challenges. But what are the security challenges? Policemen drafted from their formations to provide security during the poll were already on their way before the election was postponed. They were ordered to go back to their formations. If there had been security challenges would they have been drafted to Edo in the first place?

The truth is this: we are not accusing the president of complicity in this matter. But the postponement made us curious that the governor of the state (Adams Oshiomhole), who is the chief security officer, didn’t raise his voice when it was announced that the election had been postponed due to security challenges. Is that not an indictment on his government? A man who collects N500m monthly for security vote didn’t say a word about security challenges in the state being the reason for the poll postponement. Isn’t that an irony? There was no protest; there was no condemnation. Isn’t it strange for somebody like Oshiomhole not to protest and condemn such declaration?

But what if he’s privy to a security report that you and I are not aware of?

If he’s privy to a security report, is it not his responsibility to tell Edo people what is at stake? Does he want the people to live in fear? If there are security challenges shouldn’t we all know about it? When ex-President Jonathan decided to postpone the elections last year he gave us reasons. Where are the security challenges? Why is he keeping us in the dark?

But you are also on the ground; do you see any trace of security threat in the state?

I can assure you that the state is peaceful. Edo does not have a history of militant activities. We believe that the poll postponement was instigated by those who knew that they would lose the election if it had held on Saturday, September 10. They have been able to reach out to those in authorities to assist them in postponing the election. And you wonder why an election that is supposed to be held on a weekend is now slated for a weekday. Why? Isn’t that an attempt to disenfranchise many people in the state? It’s only a student who’s ill-prepared for an exam that won’t show eagerness when the time arrives for the exam.

Was there any agreement between political parties contesting in the poll and INEC in arriving at the new date – September 28, which is a Wednesday?

They didn’t speak to us about it. There was never a discussion about that date. We were never consulted. Just like you heard (about the postponement), so did we. It is curious that the slated rescheduled to a time when the new Oba of Benin would be coronated. Whatever their plan is to scuttle the people’s aspiration will not succeed.

So, are you and your party going to petition INEC about this?

Why did they choose September 28? I would think they should have chosen the nearest weekend (September 17 or 24). Even the governor said it in an interview on TV that he would have preferred an earlier date. We also agree (with him). INEC decided to choose September 28 knowing that the terminal date for the governorship election is October 12, which is few weeks to the swearing-in of whoever wins the election.

What do you make of the Nigeria Police’s statement that their security alert was only advisory – that INEC could have gone ahead with the poll if it wanted to?

The truth is that if you (the Nigeria Police) want to advise INEC about the security situation in Edo State, should the commission hear about your advice on TV? The INEC national chairman (Prof. Mahmood Yakubu) was in Benin in a meeting with various senior officers of the police and the Department of State Services and said everything was ready for the election; only to come out of that meeting to hear that the DSS and the police have advised INEC to postpone the election. And the man confessed to us that he just heard about the announcement and he was shocked and confused. That advice should have been followed up with concrete evidence of what is at stake. One thing is obvious: there were desperate efforts to scuttle the election. We are aware that in some quarters yesterday (Thursday) there were jubilations because the poll was postponed.

And you don’t think the President was involved in this alleged scheming?

Let me tell you what I think about the president; he’s a president who believes in a free and fair election and the outcome is not relevant to him. I also heard that when the INEC chairman heard about the security alert, he called the President and the President told him he wasn’t informed (about any security breach) and that INEC could go on with the election. But INEC couldn’t go ahead because the security agencies wouldn’t give them security cover. Even though he’s the President of the country, a cabal around him can decide to misuse its privileged position.

In financial terms, how much has the postponement cost you and your party?

That is why I said it is (poll postponement) a conspiracy to deliberately frustrate us. Coincidentally, some days ago, I met a couple of senior editors and told them about a ‘Plan B’ of the APC to look for how to reschedule the election if they were not sure they would win. If you ask your colleagues they will attest to the fact that I told them. But we are not the only one who has wasted money; the Federal Government had released a lot of money to ensure that the poll was held on Saturday. One can only imagine the amount of money that would have been wasted due to the postponement. Yet, nobody is telling us the nature of the security threat.

There is no love lost between you and Edo State incumbent governor. What went wrong with the rosy relationship both of you once had?

I left him when I saw the insincerity, the hypocrisy, corruption and a lack of direction. The truth is that he has desecrated that office. You’ll be shocked by the type of language he uses since election campaign kicked off. He is not the one contesting for the governorship poll but in the last few months, governance in the state has been suspended. If he goes to rallies he speaks for two hours and the APC governorship candidate speaks for two minutes. He (Oshiomhole) should know that I am not contesting against him – he’s an outgoing governor. I have no problem with him, though I don’t think he’s done well in the state.

Having expressed displeasure over Oshiomhole’s eight-year rule in Edo, will you probe his administration if you are elected as the next governor of the state?

You see, when you use the word ‘probe,’ it connotes the idea that one is being vindictive. If you ask me what will I do (if I succeed him), I’ll say I will study his handover note. He has a duty to prepare such a note before he leaves office. If there are grey areas in the note, we’ll invite him to shed light on those areas. We are not going to probe his administration. I am not coming into government with a vindictive mindset. We only believe that Edo people must get their due and every government must be accountable to the people.

With Oshiomhole allegedly speaking for two hours and Obaseki speaking for merely two minutes at rallies, shouldn’t Edo people be worried that the APC candidate may just be a puppet if he becomes the state governor?
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His actions have made him more and more unattractive. Edo people are sophisticated; they are enlightened. They want to hear the man who is seeking for their votes. So, when they see a governorship candidate who cannot speak for himself, they are shocked. People in the state have called me to say, ‘Pastor, you’re the only one we can hear his voice. We’re going to support you. Even within the APC I can tell you that I enjoy overwhelming support. They cannot toy with the inevitable; election must be conducted and there must be a swearing-in on November 12 – and, by the grace of God I’ll emerge as the new governor.

Do you then think the APC governorship candidate is fit to rule the state?

It is left for Edo people to decide on that but quite honestly he has not done well for himself. He was invited to three debates but for some strange reasons he did not attend; other candidates came, he didn’t come. And, when he eventually turned up for a debate, his performance was obvious. At an interactive session with INEC, he couldn’t even pronounce well the name of his party: instead of saying ‘All Progressives Congress,’ he said, ‘All Peoples Congress.’ Apparently, he has given a good account of himself – a candidate who does not know the name of his party cannot be entrusted to rule Edo State.


http://punchng.com/obaseki-doesnt-know-full-meaning-apc-ize-iyamu/

ChangetheChange:




[s]Are u not tired of the trash and cheap propaganda you have been posting all day on nairaland. [/s]

ChangetheChange:


Are u not tired of the trash and cheap propaganda you have been posting all day on nairaland.

ibhagab:


Why should i be tired of Authentic News. Everybody in Benin knows without any doubt d palace is supporting Obaseki.

U guys in PDP try to spin what happened between oba Ovaramwen and obaseki family more than 110 years ago to create feud between d palace and Godwin Obaseki, u guys failed.

U know very well Nigeria Observer can not write what is not true about the palace because Nigeria observer is d most popular and most respected and most authentic mainstream newspaper indigineous to benin kingdom and edo state.

NgeneUkwenu:
Instead of telling Edo people, what you have in stock for them, you are delving into trivialities....

Useless Candidate, Useless Party!!

ChangetheChange:




Nigerian Observer, an Edo State owned Newspaper, controlled by Emperor Oshiomole, u must be a certified learner.


Who takes Nigerian Observer and Edo Broadcasting Service seriously in Edo State, both are Edo State Government owned media outfits, they both dish out propaganda and lies on behalf of Oshiomole and APC.

Don't let the gods of the Great kingdom of Benin strike u with thunder for using the revered office of the Ediaken of Uselu (Presumptive Oba of Benin ) for propaganda and lies just to please ur pay masters

ibhagab:


Nigeria Observer have be existing long b4 you were born. The palace of Oba Benin have access to Nigeria Observer. It is completely impossible for Nigeria Observer to write anything about Oba of Benin that is false.

so stop trying to be smart by half.

You clearly knows this news is 100% authentic.

Everybody in Edo state knows who d palace prefers. It is not a secret.

We all know how lucky igbinedion and fake Pastor Ize osagie Iyamu was stealling Oba of Benin entitlement until Oshiomole came on board and ensure oba of Benin get his right and deserve entitlement.

NgeneUkwenu:
Instead of telling Edo people, what you have in stock for them, you are delving into trivialities....

Useless Candidate, Useless Party!!