Reasons Why Some Edo People Hate Oshiomhole:

To so many people, the Edo state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is an Achiever, but I beg to differ and these are some of the reasons. Time and space will not permit me to give more reasons and that can be left for another day.

1. Lack of Pipe Borne Water in Benin City. Before he assumed office as the executive governor of the state, half of the state capital can boast of adequate supply of clean, safe drinking water from the Ikpoba river dam project which was already supplying water a large number of the city residents. Instead of expanding the project by linking more areas to the dam project, he decided to embark on Road Expansion Projects which inadvertently led to the massive destruction of all Water Pipes, both the Mains Pipes from the water dam as well as the innumerable little ones conveying water into our homes, rendering useless the already exiting water supply system. This has been the case for well over three years. These destroyed water pipes are yet to be re-laid and water supply restored. People now buy water from bore hole owners. The number one question here is, whose duty is it to provide water for the people?, how many modern cities don’t have functioning water supply?. How come the man is so much interested in Road?, even when it means taking away water from the people.

2. Illegal Destruction of So many Residential Houses. A visit to Oro Street in Uselu,(one out of many) can leave you speech less. The street was well repaired and street light provided but almost all the houses on the street were battered from behind as a result of the Benin Moat dug centuries ago by Oba Oguola around the Ancient kingdom then to keep marauders out. This moat is now well within the city and people build around it but not inside it. His boys who took charge of the destruction said these houses are too close to the moat, give 50 ft to the moat or your house will be destroyed and they carried out their threat in so many places in the city.

3. His Propaganda style of Administration. As far as I am concern, well over 80% of his work so far is “Simple Renovation”. New Lagos Road, Airport Road, Ring Road etc were all motor able be fore he came, he only added walk ways and street light in some places and these light work for few hours before they are turned off. What is the Uproar all about, why paste your UGLY Pictures all over the town as if we have never seen your type?, the only place where I will score him high are the Renovation of Schools, period. But it is still renovation not Construction from scratch. The PDP people that were here before were not good at Propaganda, they don’t sing their praises, at least not to the high Heavens, but I know they have leant their lessons as they will copy all these propaganda gimmicks very well, to use here in future or else where. They are already doing just that on the Benin to Ore Road rehabilitation Project.