Obaseki named most outstanding governor

Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Edo state governor, has been honoured as the most outstanding governor of the year 2019 by the Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists, Edo state chapter.

Presenting the award to the governor during his reelection campaign in Eyaen wards 5 and 6, in Uhunmwode local government area, Charles Okhai, secretary-general of the association, said the honour is as a result of the governor’s “sterling performance”.

The Cattle Dealers Association in Edo state also declared their total support for the reelection of the governor, promising to mobilise thousands of voters to ensure Obaseki’s victory in the September 19, 2020 election.

“We carried out a research and discovered that pensioners do not queue anymore to get their entitlements; we discovered that civil servants get their salaries as and when due,” Okhai said.

“And we believe that the governor has given power back to the people and we are here to support the good things going on in Edo State because we are committed to the progress of Nigeria; If Edo is not moving forward Nigeria cannot move forward. Today, we are honoring our governor with the Most Outstanding Governor of The Year Award.”

The cattle dealers through their chairman, Saadu Ahmed, said: “Since we have been doing business here in Edo, the governor has not hurt anybody. During the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we saw how other states handled the pandemic, thereby hurting people.

“But our governor never did that in Edo; we go about our businesses peacefully, that is why we are going to support our governor. We are going to vote him as our governor in the next four years and by the grace of God, he will be victorious.”