Some Facts about Comerade Adams Alhiu Oshimhole, Edo State Governor

Know This About Edo State Governor

When the result that brought the former governor to power was read, Comrade Governor came out roaring it was obvious to every body that he was the winner of the election. As a matter of fact it was easy for him to acclimatize to the system because majority of the people of the state were already tired of the domineering nature of the previous leaders of the state particularly when it was clear that these leaders don’t have good vision for the people of the state.

During his electionary campaign, Comrade Oshiomhole promised a lot to the people of the state and in particular, he vowed to end the politics of godfatherism rampant in the state. Because there was nothing on ground in the first six months of his administration apart from the stoppage of illegal levies in the markets, people were apprehensive. His opponents in the state were quick to describe him as a failure and said that his attitude at that time meant that he was never prepared to actualize his promises for the people. Some, among his opponents in a rally, said the Governor had achieved nothing in his first year in office instead embarked on the planting of flowers at Ring Road

However, the Governor came to defend his action, explaining that the problems of the state particularly in the areas of flood and erosion required proper planning and that it would be suicidal to commence work on them without tackling the problems holistically. He said he would not be rushed into taking decisions that would lead him into doing a bad job. He insisted to be given enough time to plan before rolling out bulldozers in the streets. Besides, he said that if his challengers had planted flowers during their time as leaders in the state, he would have used the funds for something else. Governor Adams Oshiomhole lamented that the successive governments has ruined the state in the past ten years they were in power.

However, there is no doubt that as the Oshiomhole’s administration clocks about three years now, Benin City that was once famed as an ancient city, has been modernized. True to his words,

Governor commenced dualization and construction of roads in all three senatorial districts of the state shortly after the design for the new city was released. The roads in the cities were equipped with street lights, walkways and waste disposal centers. He also commenced the electrification projects in communities that did not have electricity in the three senatorial districts. And recently, he imported city buses popularly known as Comrade City Bus. The truth of the matter is that the State has not seen such a transformation since the second republic when Prof. Ambrose Alli was governor.

Apart from the road projects he embarked upon in the three senatorial district, he also commenced water projects in Edo Central. The problem of water in the area had been an age long thing and the Governor had to import water drilling machines and specifically declared that they will commence in Uromi, home town of Chief Tony Anenih. Oshiomhole has also exhibited so much passion and zeal in his efforts. Indeed, there have been occasions when the Governor’s security operatives went in search of the Governor. On those occasions, he drove himself out of Government House to inspect projects to the chagrin of the security operatives. On those occasions he would he would also use the opportunity to feel the pulse of the people on different issues in markets and bars.

Recently, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has declared that agriculture is a credible factor that can be used to address unemployment and to transform the state. In his speech, the governor said what has been causing delay in identifying this sector, was the rot in civil service especially in the agricultural sector. But now he (The Governor) is willing to address the inhumanity faced in that sector. This assurance was given in the retreat which has as its theme “Sustaining reforms, Expletive from a Development Partner” held in AGANE-BODE.

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