Crusoe Osagie, Media Adviser to Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the former Governor of Edo State, has accused the state governor, Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress(APC) of refusing “to let go of former Governor Godwin Obaseki, resorting to deliberate falsification of facts, baseless allegations, lies, and skewed narratives to discredit the former governor and blemish his sterling legacy, having in eight years as the state’s helmsman undertaken bold and transformative reforms and programmes that improved the lives of the people and placed the state on the path of prosperity.”
He made the accusation in a statement he made available to the media on Sunday afternoon.
He knocked the revelation made a day earlier by the Chairman of the state branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Bernard Joman, that as governor of the state Obaseki never implemented the N70,000 minimum wage.
According to Osagie, “their latest feeble attempt, through the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) acting chairman, Comrade Bernard Joman, accusing Governor Obaseki of not implementing the N70,000 minimum wage, is not only mischievous and utterly ridiculous but also exposes the government’s ignorance and showcases its lack of substance, vision, and a development agenda for the state and its people.
“It is public knowledge how former Governor Godwin Obaseki took the country by storm, setting the pace for discussions on improved worker welfare when he initiated the ongoing efforts by various states and the Federal Government to raise their minimum wage to N70,000 or above.
“The N70,000 minimum has since been implemented, and Edo civil servants have enjoyed it since May 2024 with Godwin Obaseki, making history as the first governor to start the N70,000 new minimum wage payment.
“What civil servants expect from Governor Okpebholo is a further increase to N100,000 monthly, considering that the inflation challenge has worsened since Obaseki last increased it to N70,000 monthly and not telling unintelligent lies and resorting to propaganda to score cheap political points.”
Going further, he averred that “unfortunately, the governor, whose only effort at governance since he took office, has been to tour all of Obaseki’s projects and try to discredit them, has been doing a poor job at executing his mischief.”
On a final note, he stressed: “We want to, again, remind the governor that telling unintelligent lies won’t earn him the love and support of the people of Edo State whose mandate he and his godfathers, lions and tigers stole during the September 21 governorship election. We advise him that if he has any plans and agenda for the development of the state, he should focus on them and leave Obaseki out of his incompetence.”
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