Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has concluded plans to host his long-time middle man, business partner and chairman of his economic team as the next governor of the state.
FREEPRESS learned that the governor invited key editors of major newspapers across the country to the state capital and lavished them with cash running into hundreds of millions.
An eyewitness account who is shy of the press said for the governor to dole out such amount of money to a group of top editors variously is an indication that he has mortgage the state already.
“Edo State in the next ten to fifteen years can not recovery from the plundering and debt it has been railroaded into by the comrade governor.
“It’s shocking to see the governor doling out N8 million each to news, political and features editors of various national newspapers for the promotion of Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s ambition and to be downgrading the ambition of other aspirants for the same race in the same political party.
Our source hinted that the commissioner for information, Mr. Kassim Afegbua was visibly angry with governor Adams Oshiomhole after seeing one of the editors off to the Benin airport without the courtesy of given him 10 percent of the largesse he got from his boss.
Governor Oshiomhole is known for allocating huge sum of money to buying each paragraph of the national dailies for favourable publications and out-of-world-propaganda.
Gov. Oshiomhole Buys Media editors In A Bid To Enthrone Godwin Obaseki As Governor
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