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Edo Guber 2024: The Test Of Unity, Integrity, Sincerity  By: Oriaifoh Godwins As Edo state prepares for the 2024 gubernatorial election, Political climate in the state is gradually 'charging' up. However, more than what the outcome of the election will be, the most critical thing at this time, is the revelation of the characters of some persons, especially the political actors in the different Political parties across the three Senatorial districts of Edo state.   Does this sound strange? Read on please. The people of Esanland (Edo central Senatorial district) has been and are still making it very clear that for equity, fairness and inclusiveness, the next governor of Edo state should come from Esanland as Edo Central Senatorial district has for a very long time been supporting other Senatorial districts to produce the governor. As such, they now expect the other two senatorial districts, Edo North and Edo south, to support Edo central come 2024. How is the 2024 Edo Gubernator...

 Edo govt moves to check fuel scarcity, price hike as taskforce inspects fuel stations  Benin, Tuesday, May 30. The Edo State Government has commenced inspection to check fuel scarcity, hoarding, and hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit in the state. The task force set up to regulate the product, on Tuesday, May 30 2023, inspected fuel stations in the Benin Metropolis to check against hoarding, as well as address the issue of artificial scarcity and arbitrary hikes in prices of petroleum products in the state. Speaking to journalists during the inspection, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mining, Ferguson Enabulele said the state government will carry out further engagements with relevant authorities on the matter. He said, “We discovered under-dispensing in some of these stations, over pricing which cannot be fully justified as some are saying the sector has been fully deregulated but there is no formal letter from the state government concerning that. So,...

EDO STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SELECTION PROCESS The Bane of Backwardness By Oriaifoh Godwins The just concluded Edo state  Local Government Chairmanship and Councilor selection process, that is otherwise supposed to be an election process, is the main reason why Edo state and indeed, the rest of the country is this backward in  terms of infrastructural development. There is no doubt that the local government tier of government is the closest to the people; as such, the administration at the local government level should be such that, those to be entrusted with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the local government, are properly screened, and presented to the people, so the people can make their decision on who should lead them, after taking into cognizance, the pedigree of the candidates presented. This way, Democracy, which is the choice of the majority, would be seen as practiced; but this is not so. In the words of Ambassador Martins Ihoeghian, Uhomoibhi OFR, “the ...

Ambrose Alli University dismisses 13 staff, demotes others for corruption, misconduct  ... more cases to be reviewed by Special Intervention Team The University Staff Disciplinary Committee (USDC) of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, has said that 13 staff of the university have been dismissed for various cases of misconduct. The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Asomwan Sonnie Adagbonyi disclosed this while presenting the Committee’s Report to the Chairman, Special Intervention Team, Andrew Olotu, at the Government House, Benin City. The report, according to him, contained the findings, recommendations, and/or actions taken by the USDC regarding charges of misconduct, gross misconduct, and other unethical practices levied against some academic and non-academic staff of the university. The USDC, the report said, has taken a total of 219 cases, completed investigations, and taken decisions on 132 cases (63%) with 87 cases (63%) ongoing. The Acting Vice Chancellor said t...

 No Increase In School Fees – AAU By: Oriaifoh Godwins The authorities of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo state, has announced that contrary to the rumors making the rounds that the tuition fees of the University has been increased, there is no increase in the school fees of the school. The announcement is contained in a Press Release from the University, dated Wednesday, 24th May, 2023, signed by the Acting Registrar Ambrose E. Odiase and the Administrative Officer/PRO, Information, Public Relations/Protocol Division of the University, Dcn. Comr. L. I. Isiraojie. The Press Release reads in part; ‘It has become necessary for the management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma to set records straight regarding the issue of tuition fees for students in the university. This follows the misinformation that has been unleashed on the media space in the past few days by mischief makers who have been churning out staggering and inconsistent figures and claiming them to be the offici...