Tag: Governor Godwin Obaseki

Is Nigeria in Trouble? By Gidado Y. Shuaib

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The title of this piece is a poser triggered by a blunt remark by Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the formidable political arch-rival of a former Edo State Governor and immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole.   Obaseki, the incumbent Governor of Edo State, was, at an event, reported as blurting: “We are in trouble!”   Why are we in trouble? Obaseki adduced a reason that it is because the country is enmeshed deeply in a financial quagmire. According to him, Nigeria’s oil marketers should not celebrate…

BETWEEN AN INGRATE SON AND AN OVERBEARING FATHER – HOW IT ENDED IN EDO By Abdullahi O.Haruna (Haruspice

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Nothing wrecks a man than obstinate push for vengeance, the desire to have your pound of flesh is an open embrace to your end, that way, your imminent waterloo is assured. Even the scriptures admonished us into leaving vengeance to God. In African Night Entertainment, a book authored by late cerebral word lord, Cyprian Ekwensi, we saw how the quest for vengeance wrecked the promising life of Abubakar, the protagonist of the storyline. He was cheated of his heartthrob and went wide and wild in search of revenge- he got…

Nigeria bleeding in the hands of people who can’t manage their party – Fayose

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Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has lamented that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government was pushing Nigeria to a state of total destruction, noted that there was no how people who can not manage the affairs of their own party and immediate family will be able to manage the affairs of a country. According to a statement on Sunday, signed by his Spokesperson, Lere Olayinka, the former Governor lamented that the country was bleeding seriously, with democracy being threatened because of the rudderless people making and implementing policies…

He Just Called the Edo Voters Stupid! By Olawale Olaleye

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I spent some good 10 minutes of my precious time listening to a ‘passionate submission’ by the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole on the 2016 governorship election in Edo State in a video, where he gave convincing explanations why then candidate of the PDP, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu must not be elected governor of the state. Oshiomhole was unequivocal about Ize-Iyamu’s ineligibility for the office. He didn’t as much mealymouth around his facts. He was poignant, in fact, as he listed them off-the-top-of-his-head. He said Ize-Iyamu was a thief. That he…