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The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, accused the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party-led government of Godwin Obaseki of not distributing books donated to the state by President Bola Tinubu for use by students because the President’s face is printed on the books.

This is as the governor has commenced a state-wide remodelling of public schools and the distribution of books.

According to a statement on Monday, by Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itau, the first phase of the remodelling, eight schools for the three senatorial districts of the state, will be taken care of.

The governor made the revelation when he supervised the distribution of notebooks, textbooks, and other instructional materials in Benin City, the state capital.

He ordered the distribution of the books across the 18 local government areas of the state.

Okpebholo described the act of hoarding the books as an act of wickedness.

The governor in the company of the Edo State Universal Education Board Executive Chairman, Paddy Iyamu; a former member of the House of Representatives for Oredo Federal Constituency, Omoregie Ogbiede-Ihama and other top government functionaries, later inspected facilities at the New Era College in Benin City.


The facility is a special school for young people involved in sporting activities which was built by the late Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, the governor of Old Bendel State.


Okpehbolo said, “These books you see here were donated by the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu for use by Edo children, but the immediate past istration did not distribute them to our children because the President’s face is printed on the books.

“I want to thank the President for his kind gesture, and for me, the action of the former istration is an act of wickedness. This warehouse is filled with books donated by the President of Nigeria, but because of the wickedness, the then governor prevented the books from being distributed to the children. Today, we are here to distribute the books to our children.

“This is New Era College at the centre of the city. You are here. See for yourself the rot in the system. We just entered the classroom where our children were taught sitting on the floor. I am here with the SUBEB chairman and I am giving him an instruction to put all the modalities on the ground for the commencement of the reconstruction of this school. This school is for Edo children.

“The former governor refused Edo children the use of these books provided by the President, but he could not provide seats for the children to sit comfortably while learning. The action of the former governor is an act of wickedness of the highest order.”

He added, “This istration is coming back to renovate the school, and in the next few weeks, you will start seeing transformation in this school in of reconstruction.

“We have gone round to look at the facilities and structure of the school, and it is in a serious state, desiring attention, and the Governor failed to develop the state and the school. It is not acceptable.


“Keeping these books away from our children is wickedness, and his actions were wrong. He said he has developed the education system using Edobest, but what we see here today is not best for our children.

On his part, the SUBEB Executive Chairman, Iyamu, said the governor gave a matching order for the books to be distributed across the 18 Local al Government Areas of the state and that the order will be carried out strictly.

https://punchng.com/obaseki-withheld-tinubus-books-from-edo-students-okpebholo/

“The former governor refused Edo children the use of these books provided by the President, but he could not provide seats for the children to sit comfortably while learning. The action of the former governor is an act of wickedness of the highest order.”
See posterity staring Obaseki in the face. Smh

Tinubu need to define what he just did

How Tinubu wey no go school go gift students book



No be bad omen be that?



Abi he wants them to forge results like him

I hate politicians from both sides.

AqualinaXYZ:
How Tinubu wey no go school go gift students book



No be bad omen be that?



Abi he wants them to forge results like him

OgbeniOja1:
I hate politicians from both sides.

Is it not disgraceful to have something called Tinubu's books


These guys are a disappointment

I Obaseki on this one...

That face could cause life long trauma to the kids

🤣🤣

vicfajeze:
ANOTHER IPOB IDENTIFIED

Weldon IPOB identifier, no go find food chop 😂

What does 'Tinubu books' mean? Why should the President's face be imprinted on the book covers if it was a Federal Government initiative? Is that the first time we are having such initiatives in education? So, the Federal Government will use 'my taxes' to provide books for the children and put the President's face on it?

This is madness. Obaseki should have replaced the books with covers befitting a Federal Government project and distributed it. It's bad practice to keep kids from getting their educational materials, even as it came from sycophantic publishers.

Smart guy Obadeki...


Do you think Lagos state governor will
distribute free school materials given to
the state by Peter Obi or Atiku Abubakar
with their pictures bodly printed on the
materials??


APC was trying to use sniper campaign
strategy disguised as philanthropy multiply ✖️ ✖️

It's time to show your workings Mr man. Every thing Na Obaseki

AqualinaXYZ:
How Tinubu wey no go school go gift students book



No be bad omen be that?



Abi he wants them to forge results like him

trium:

Is it not disgraceful to have something called Tinubu's books


These guys are a disappointment

But it is okay to have Ikpeazu kerosene

When it's other people's leaders, you condemn. When it's your leaders, you look the other way.

These governors......the last one was petty,while this one is currently doing eye service.

The decline of edo and its people can still be seen years after the British Invasion and decimation

Cultism don finish all their boys.
Sad looking, old couples, single mothers and orphans just liter the streets

This one will spend another 8 years blaming PDP like Buhari and nothing will be achieved, E be like Edo people enter One Chance with this guy

That means Edo people ought to immortalize Obaseki for saving their children from reading a disastrous book written by corruption himself

This new governor is a real clown. Face governance and stop eye service

trium:

Is it not disgraceful to have something called Tinubu's books


These guys are a disappointment

did he make another provision?

Hmm
Because you hate the President & your opponent you prevented students from getting the essential thing they needed for educational purpose.

See many things being revealed about Obasekere, the ugly mofo should bury his head in shame.



"Edo no Lagos" last last Edo don be Lagos

franchasofficia:
That means Edo people ought to immortalize Obaseki for saving their children from reading a disastrous book written by corruption himself

Na wa,

For your kind, you sounded brilliant without even understanding the context.

This man will be the worst in the history of governors of Edo state. Behaves like one whose chromosome is incomplete

tinubus book bawo, I haven't seen tinubus book in my own state o, apart from the one distributed by apc around the election time, Mr governor, pictures and videos of the books, or I don't believe it

APC and blame game na like 5 & 6. This governor own no vendetta. Has this man ever mentioned anything Obaseki did well at all? Abi Obaseki no do good thing at all?

FreeStuffsNG:


https://punchng.com/obaseki-withheld-tinubus-books-from-edo-students-okpebholo/

oba werey!

Mtcheeew. Akiko ndi iberiberism

All Nigerian politicians are one big happy family. Do not be decieved when they throw punches online... Offline, they are likely lounging together, drinking muscato, eating chicken wings and planning thier next rendezvous at Ibiza, Spain. They are United in their subjugation of the common good and the common man

This one never Dey ready to be Governor yet, he’s still romancing Champaign even after election

So why is the President's face on the books?

What is the title of the book? Is it a text book? Which one is Tinubu book, tell the people actions you are taking to improve there welfare..so they live well..

Edo don enter one chance

Waka waka governor .:

Flyover governor, he wan do fly over without budget for it

Obaseki, na man u be. I would have done the same thing. Or burnt the books sef.. Person wen bring sapa come country don't deserve that honor