President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, as God’s will for the people of Edo State, just as he thanked the people of the state and the South-South region for endorsing President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office.
Akpabio stated this during the official commissioning of Agricultural Equipment (Tractors and Bulldozers) on Monday in Benin, the Edo State capital.
According to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted Akpabio saying,” I am very pleased to be here to witness your first anniversary in office. When I listened to what went wrong in the last administration, following the tenure of Senator Adams Oshiomhole, I wept because that was the same thing I had encountered in my state when I took over as governor in 2007.
“Imagine allocating a paltry N41 million to the Ambrose Alli University as running cost in a year. That cannot even take care of the office of the Vice Chancellor. Still, under one year of your administration, you turned the situation around and upped the allocation to over N500m per year because you are God’s will for people of Edo, just like what happened to medical students in my state, who couldn’t graduate after spending 14 years in the University due to lack of accreditation.”
Speaking further, Akpabio noted that “I have heard and seen what you have done in the area of education, and I am very impressed because when you open the doors of education for the children, you shut the prison doors.
“Under your administration, Edo is rising, progressing and shining. You are a unifier because you have been able to work in peace and unity with your deputy, lawmakers and your leaders.
“Just like I brought the first flyover to Akwa Ibom State, you are doing the same, so you are God’s will for the people of Edo. By the time you are through with the people in eight years, there will be no houseboys and girls again in Edo State.
“Just like I empowered the women of Akwa Ibom State through WADEP, you have done the same by allocating N1billion for our market women to boost the economy of the state from the bottom to the top. I am happy I am witnessing this in Edo under you”.
On the 2027 presidential, national, and state assembly elections, Akpabio said, “one good turn deserves another. Continue to pray and support him in his endeavours to do more for you over the next eight years. I thank the people of Edo and the entire South South region for endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. The competition would be rife in terms of votes.
Earlier in his remarks, Governor Okpebholo thanked Senator Akpabio and his entourage for honouring his invitation to participate in the first anniversary of his administration.
He requested that President Tinubu, through the President of the Senate, bring his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, back to the state to answer for foreign financial dealings during his administration.
