Don’t Blame Edo Infrastructure Decay on Tinubu, APC Tells Obaseki

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja

The South-South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, has cautioned Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, against blaming the federal government for what he termed the glaring infrastructure decay in the state.

A statement recently signed by the Special Adviser on Media Projects to the Governor, Crusoe Osagie, had accused the federal government of being responsible for the deplorable state of federal roads in the state. It had also blamed the current massive suffering faced by the people as a result of the removal of petrol subsidy which led to the skyrocketing of the price of the essential commodity on President Bola Tinubu’s policies.

However, Agbomhere in a statement he personally signed yesterday, accused the governor of finding a convenient way of putting the blame of his alleged failure on the less than three months old Tinubu’s administration.

He said Tinubu only assumed office with the road map of removing the burdensome fuel subsidy which had become a huge drain on the meagre revenue of the federal government.

Agbomhere, alleged that the Edo State Governor had nothing to show in terms of achievement in his over seven years in office but  rather flaunting the landmark developmental strides of his predecessor,  Adams Oshiomhole, making it look like it was his administration’s project.

Part of the statement read, “Despite taking over office in 2008, when the state’s monthly revenue dropped to N1.6 billion due to the world economic crisis while IGR was N30 million bringing the total to N1.9 billion, Oshiomhole’s administration started and completed several road projects including an ultra modern state of the art Specialist Hospital.”

He challenged Obaseki to show to the world what impact he has been able to achieve, “other than the usual promises of Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) which his government has been notorious for signing with nothing to show for it.”

Agbomhere called on Obaseki to desist from inciting the people of Edo State against the Tinubu’s administration.

He said, “Tinubu has the key to transform the Nigerian economy,” and urged Nigerians to be patient as the process would soon kick off with the screening and swearing in of cabinet ministers which is expected in the days ahead.

He added that  Tinubu needed a lot of encouragement, saying the president was poised to surpass the feat achieved by legendary leaders such as Lee Kuan Yew, Mahatma Ghandhi and Nelson Mandela.

The APC South-South Zonal Organising Secretary said never in the history of Nigeria has there been so much hope for a better country as there is at the moment.

He noted that  Tinubu was famous for picking the best in human capital and using them to turn a difficult situation to a progressive and prosperous one as evident in his eight years as governor of Lagos State.