Governor OF Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole has said
that he will not be intimidated to surrender the
resources of the state to service individuals.
He was speaking in reaction to the mass defection of
members of his party, the All Progressives Congress,
APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Oshiomhole who spoked at the inspection of the
ongoing Storm Water Master Plan Project in Benin,
yesterday said, “I am aware that some people have left
our party. We wish them safe journey. When I came, I
was clear and I said we will work on the people of the
state. I did not say I was going to work for individuals.
“So, if individuals feel angry that I have not helped
them in what they call ‘individual personal
empowerment’, I have the choice to make, work for
individuals or work for the people; I choose to work for
the people.
“Day or night, come sun or rain, I know that the voice
of the people is the voice of God and when
God stands
by us, who can we be afraid of ? I know that with time,
water will find its level. Those who cannot cope will
leave and many have left. Those who are happy with
the progress will stay and the overwhelming majority
of the people have stayed.
“I know that many people were deceived and they are
already returning because they were told come for a
meeting only to see people carry microphone saying
they are resigning from the party. We will not defect.
“We will continue to do what God asked us to do and I
know that the people of Egor will continue to support
me.
“In the last election, I got 96 per cent in this local
government. I know that the more we work, the more
benefits people will see because we are still going to
build more schools; the construction work will
continue; we will deliver more transformers.
“Let me assure you, for us, it is ‘let the people lead’ not
let the godfathers enjoy and allow the people suffer. If
the godfathers like, let them move away, we will
continue the development of Edo State and our people
will continue to enjoy good governance.”
“When we came out to ask for your votes in 2007, I did
make the point that the problem of Benin City is not
beyond solution and that the problem of flooding,
making people to be afraid whenever the rain is
threatening, is not an act of God but a result of many
years of neglect by various governments.
“I said I am not coming to Edo to lament but that I am
coming to Edo to fix it, and to lay foundation for the
future. As you can see, we are right now standing on a
huge underground drainage, which is part of the Benin
City Water Storm Master Plan that the water that drains
from this area gets into the underground drainage and it
will take it to the river; so that the problem of this
community is solved forever.
“The most difficult part has now been completed. You
have seen the side drains that they are doing; when we
finish it, this place we are standing will be asphalted.
So you will be driving on it and will not know that you
are driving on top of an underground drainage
measuring about 40 feet deep and 20-30 feet wide.”
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