Adams Oshiomhole , Edo State Governor ,has finally apologised to
the widow whose wares were confisticated at the Oba Ovonramwen Square, Benin
City last week.
While addressing a delegation of Federation of Muslim Women
Association of Nigeria in Government House Benin City, Oshiomhlole said “I
regret my action”.
The Governor narrated that: “Last week, I had an encounter with
a young lady at Oba Ovonramwen Square by Mission Road. She was trading on the
road and too many people have been doing this. They block the road with their
wares. Part of the problem of Benin before now is that it is so difficult to
drive round the City.
“That also affects the economic, social and commercial life of
the City. The people cannot move from one place to the other. Where you could
have spent thirty minutes, you are spending hours. We have various officers we
have assigned to keep the roads clean, to keep the walkways clean so that
people can walk. As you may have noticed in the past, there is no street in
Benin City that had a walk way.
“But you find some of our women; they just convert the road to
trading post. For years we have been sermonizing. I came across this young lady
who chooses to put her wares right on the road thereby creating blockade and
obstruction. We are all human and in my anger I said to her, how would you be
doing this? I asked them to confisticate her wares”, he said.
Explaining further Oshiomhole said ”She told
me ‘I am a widow’
“In the process I probably said something that I should not have
said. I want to say that I do appreciate that I come from a very poor
background. I understand the pains of the poor. We also need to be careful so
that the poor do not create more problems.
“Just to say to our women that I regret having
said what I said to her. But I am troubled by what I see sometimes. We spend
tax payers’ money to build roads so that people can walk and yet some of these
things happen. I regretted that particular action but help us to preach to our
women to try and respect the right of way”
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