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PDP Criticises Okpebholo’s Reckless Allocation of N2.5bn to UBTH

PDP Criticises Okpebholo’s Reckless Allocation of N2.5bn to UBTH

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State Chapter, yesterday condemned, in the strongest terms, the decision of the Edo State Government under Senator Monday Okpebholo to allocate a staggering N2.5 billion to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), a federal institution, at a time when state-owned hospitals are in ruins, according to him.

Governor Okpebholo had during a courtesy visit to his office by the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UBTH, Prof. Idia Niboku Ize-Iyamu,  announced the allocation of N2.5 billion to the teaching hospital.

In a statement in Benin City by the Publicity Secretary, Edo State chapter of  the PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Nehikhare, described Okpebholo’s gesture as not only a misadventure and reckless, but a glaring example of the 2027 election fixation and desperate eye-service politics that has defined his administration almost one year in office.

According to the statement, Edo people are being made to suffer while their resources are squandered on federal facilities that are not the primary responsibility of the state.

“We align with the position of the Association of Resident Doctors under Edo State Government Employment (ARD EDGE), who  has openly decried this misplaced priority. Their statement exposes what Edo people already know—our hospitals are collapsing, yet the Governor prefers to chase cheap popularity.

“Let us be clear: Stella Obasanjo Hospital, rebuilt with state funds, remains under lock and key, with less than a tenth in use. Why is N2.5 billion not channelled here?

“Edo Specialist Hospital continues to cry for expansion and adequate support, but has been ignored by a government obsessed with pleasing political benefactors and seeking headlines.

 General Hospital in Abudu is no more than a mere patent medicine store and yet, N2.5 billion, that belongs to Odogwu is been given to Caesar,” the statement declared.

The party observed that Edo doctors, who only recently suspended their strike, still have their legitimate demands unmet, but rather than engage with them and strengthen the state health system, the governor is busy dashing billions to a federal hospital, in a display of sycophancy and ill-thought politicking.

The statement further read: “Edo people obviously did not elect a Governor to act as a philanthropist to federal institutions. They elected a leader to fix our hospitals, build capacity, and ensure access to healthcare for all. By neglecting this sacred duty, Okpebholo has shown that he is unprepared, unserious, and out of touch with the realities of Edo citizens.

“We in the PDP demand that this decision be reversed and that urgent attention be given to Edo-owned hospitals which directly serve our people. Edo deserves working hospitals, not political monuments built with eyes on 2027 elections.

“This is not leadership. This is reckless waste. And Edo people will not forget.”

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ADC is Rescue Plan for Nigeria, Says Political Expert

ADC is Rescue Plan for Nigeria, Says Political Expert

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

A political management consultant, Mr. Joe Korka-Waadah, has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a rescue plan for Nigeria.

The Ogoni-born Canadian-based Korka-Waadah noted that the country is in dire need of leadership that will rescue it from the troubling poverty, hunger, insecurity,, and other vices.

The expert, who spoke with journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, viaZoomm, stated that the coalition’s work was done to save the country from alleged failed leadership and corrupt practices.

Responding to questions from journalists, he said: “There is no question, they (ADC) stand the chance to remove this corrupt and impotent government. 

Aren’t you witnessing the hunger, poverty, and insecurity situation in Nigeria?

“I believe very strongly that the coalition’s work has been done for them by the failed leadership and corrupt practices of this government.” 

He expressed further that “Senator Godswill Akpabio is presiding over the most compromised Senate in the history of Nigeria. These two chambers are subservient to the whims and caprices of the executive.

“The economy has collapsed. Nigeria, in my view, is a failed state. It needs to be rescued, and the only rescue plan is the ADC. And that’s the reason you see Nigerians from the four corners of the country moving in droves and embracing the party and its leadership.”

Korka-Waadah, who is the executive director, Compassionate Heart Foundation of Canada, also expressed the belief that if supported, the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, would be a perfect leader for Nigeria.

He said: “Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is a man of bold ideas. In my view and in the views of most Nigerians, they see him as the man who has the vision and plan to change the current trajectory.

“He is a detribalized Nigerian who has spent his entire life in the service of the country. Even from his youthful age, he took the bullets by calling out the military to leave the centre stage for civilian rule. He is a true democrat.

“Look at his antecedents from his days as a Speaker, the transformation he (Amaechi) brought to the transportation sector as Minister of Transportation.”

He added that the former Rivers State governor (Amaechi), if voted in the 2027 general elections, will perform beyond your expectations.

“You can’t go wrong to have him (Amaechi) at the helm of affairs in this country. He is the type of president we need at this time to rescue the country. Wherever he leads, I will follow. I believe most Nigerians are waiting for him to win the ADC ticket.”

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