The Edo chapter of the People’s Democratic Party on Tuesday in Benin launched an empowerment package for widows in the state, in what could be seen as a move to counter the harsh treatment of a widow by APC governor, Adams Oshiomole.
Mr Dan Orbih, the state Chairman of the party, said the programme was designed to cushion the effect of Edo government’s “harsh” policies on widows and the people.
He said the initiative became necessary because of the actions and decisions of some public officials.
The PDP chairman donated N50,000, in addion to N1 million already raised for the programme in the state.
The money was presented to the Oredo women leader of the party, Mrs. Pat West Erhabor, for disbursement to more than 50 widows who were present at the event.
Erhabor also collected N250,000 on behalf of Mrs Joy Ifijeh, the widow who was reprimanded for trading on walk way by the state governor.
Meanwhile, Mr. Henry Omoregie, the Director, Transformation Watch, a non-governmental organisation based in Port-Harcourt, has raised over N2 million for Ifijeh.
It can be recalled that the Edo state governor on Monday apologized to Mrs Joy Ifijeh the Edo widow he angrily used the infamous 'Go and die' utterance on. He also donated the sum of 2 million, a job and a scholarship for her son as compensation. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Osho baba is still leading PDP ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Score; Osho Baba 8, PDP 1. Pdp, please try and narrow the score line, just introduce uncle 'Jona' before the match will end. I just dey laugh ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Qwaqwaqqwaqwaqwaqwaqwaqwaqwa......
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...pdp is full of shits
Nice initiative!
ReplyDeleteAre these looters think honorable Nigerians are fool like them?
ReplyDeleteWhere were these so called PDP before the widow encounter with the Governor?
What are the achievements of PDP without uninterrupted electricity supply?
Can PDP tells Nigerians where in this world that education is so neglected as it is in Nigeria? Universities closed for 4 months and our leader is jetting around the world claiming hunting investments for the country.
Stop fooling yourself and not Nigerians that you are trying to be dehumanized.
PEOPLE DECEIVE PEOPLE. THE APC REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PERSON OF EDO STATE GOVERNOR, AS PROVED THAT THEY ARE BETTER THAN PDP. OSHIOMOLE APPOLOGY IS VERY SENSIBLE. THE PDP SHOULD TELL THEIR OGA AT THE TOP, TO APPOLOGISE TO NIGERIANS FOR THE FUEL SUBSIDY, SURE P THEFT AND MANY. INFACT, PDP AS A PARTY MUST APPOLOGISE TO NIGERIANS FOR MISRULE. SHAME ON PEOLPE DECEIVE PEOPLE. THEY HAVE NO INITIATIVE.
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