Oshiomole to Jonathan: “Ignore Edo godfathers.”

The Edo state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to publicly alienate himself from the PDP godfathers in Edo State who have vowed to rig the forthcoming governorship election in the state with the help of the president . He stated further on his assurance that the president who had committed himself to idea of one-man-one vote cannot allow himself to be used by some politicians who cannot thread on their own path but to climb on the back of the president in order to succeed. Governor Oshiomhole, who made this declaration while speaking in Lagos while receiving an award of the Champion Man of the Year for 2011, advised president Jonathan not to ignore the call by some PDP politicians in the state to help them to rig the forthcoming election, declaring further his readiness and commitment to transform Edo state. He said: “I believe President
Goodluck Jonathan has committed himself to one-man one-vote and I will like to encourage him to know that the business is not over. Some of the old men around him do not believe in the slogan. While they are preaching one-man one-vote, the godfather in Edo is talking of the presidency support that they will re-capture. How will the presidency help them to re-capture? Are they coming to vote in Edo State? I know this president will not allow anybody to behave as if Edo State is a retirement benefit on account of his services to his party. “My fight against the godfathers started from his decision to veto what an elected governor had promised to the people of the state. As governor, I was compelled to go to Abuja and invited to a private living room of a man whose name has never appeared on the ballot paper and he has to interrogate me on why I want to build more schools. He was not convinced and he deleted the vote for mass transit, for education and other capital projects including security votes. So I made up my mind that we will not only fight the godfather but we will defeat him in the interest of the people of Edo State. “Many people who have read my comments on Edo State from time to time are wondering why I am fighting the godfathers. To start with, I think to even use the word God is even wrong, the actual word should be the devils father because there is nothing godly in their acts. Some felt I am insulting elders, but I have no difficulty respecting elders, where I have difficulty is that while I respect the age of these people that are holding our dear state down, I have no respect for the age of their ideas.” “It is the same thing that explains the paradox of a rich country whose people are being pauperised and it is the same thing that explains why fewer people are buying jets and more people are getting poorer.” Speaking on the award, Adams said: “When people start to appreciate your good work, it is an invitation to do more and I appreciate the kind gesture by the company. It has demonstrated that there are still people of integrity in this country who can pass judgment based on facts rather than emotions. He had concluded