By Austin Ogwuda
THE kinsmen of the newly-sworn in Deputy Governor of Edo State Omobayo Godwins said that conceding the appointment to Akoko-Edo axis of the State does not elicit any jubilation or celebration because it is a mere smokescreen.
Whilst jubilant Omobayo had hailed governor Obaseki for remembering the Akoko-Edo people who had been neglected from time immemorial, Akoko-Edo Development Union led by its President, Chief Segun Amode has declared that the people of Akoko-Edo would not celebrate the appointment of Godwins as deputy governor because Obaseki was only using it to seek votes from Akoko-Edo in the September 2024 governorship election.
According to them, “Obaseki may have been tired of using roads to deceive Akoko-Edo people each election season. In every election period, the governor will award our roads and bring bulldozers to the site.
“After the elections, we will not see the bulldozers again until after four years. Now he is using another style by appointing our son for a five-month tenure as Deputy Governor.
“He knows our people are waiting for him to ask about the roads that he awarded eight years and four years ago. Our schools do not have teachers as we speak.
“Many of us are the ones employing and paying teachers in our schools in Akoko-Edo just to sustain the education of our children.
“Since Governor Obaseki was always complaining that the APC-led federal government was not cooperating with him to repair our roads, he went on, “we have made our minds to align with the central government so that our roads and other infrastructure can reach us”, he added
Source: Leadership