By: Manoah Kikekon
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| Apostle Amb Alfred Uyinosa, and Governor Godwin Obaseki |
Apostle Amb Alfred Uyinosa, a popular media activist, also known as “The Man Wey E Dey Talk Am As E Be”, has challenged critics of Governor Godwin Obaseki that they should dissuade from statements and acts that pose a risk to the growth of Edo State.
While hitting out against the unregulated use of social media, describing it as one of the tools that have derailed the growth of the country, he called for a campaign against the abusive use of social media. Despite the advantages it has, he said it has become an avenue to cause division in the nation.
Apostle Uyinosa, the leader of the team “Go & Verify," stressed the importance of having a positive attitude towards the state and urged people of the state, both inside and outside, to team up with the government to create a better state that will last generations.
“Everyone of us must sit down and begin to improve on the strengths of the government and work on ways of improving its weaknesses. Supplement the weakness of the government with the strength it has shown and the state will grow and be a better place”, Apostle Uyinosa said while speaking with the press at the 2023 Shelter Conference held in Benin City, the state capital.
While listing some of the achievements the administration of Obaseki has had in leading the state, he said rival politicians are intent on discrediting the government for the gains it has brought to the state.
“Edo State College of Nursing Science is one of the best in sub-Saharan Africa; go and verify," he said.
“Some of the nice structures you are seeing today were edifices abandoned by previous governments but brought back to life by Governor Obaseki.
“In terms of health, Edo has the State Health Insurance Commission, where every civil servant enrols, and it’s even better than the federal government's National Health Insurance Scheme.
"Today, we have the John Odiegun Civil Service Academy, where public servants are trained in the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa; the federal government does not have it. The governor is not boasting of what he has done but wants the people to understand that he’s in office to work for the people of the state.
However, Apostle Uyinosa acknowledged that some are still sceptical about the governor’s achievements but blamed them for still having an “archaic mindset" and refusing to advance their ways of reasoning.