By Deji Elumoye in Abuja
The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has given reason why political godfathers are after his head in the state, saying they are against his positive transformation of the state.
Obaseki, who spoke while receiving in audience members of the Benin community, Abuja at Edo Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro-Abuja, said he knew from the onset when he started executing projects that some individuals were not comfortable with him doing for the betterment of the state.
He revealed that in the course of gainfully engaging several youth that had been used as thugs and touts in the past, his government unknowingly stepped on some powerful toes.
He said: “We have a lot of boys who aren’t educated and were being recruited to cause violence, few people were given revenue base to maintain an army for violence and I said why should we keep thugs to disturb the peace of the state, because without peace, investors won’t…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
