June 28, (THEWILL) – The Edo State Government has debunked reports of the alleged takeover of some traditional borrow pits in Obagie N’ Evbosa, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the State, from the Benin monarch.
Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, described the “spurious, incredibly ridiculous, and misleading report by an online news” as a figment of the writer’s imagination in a desperate and futile attempt to hoodwink the people and tarnish the image of the Governor and the very cordial relationship between the palace and Governor Godwin Obaseki.
“The attention of the government has been drawn to a spurious, incredibly ridiculous, and misleading report by an online news purporting that the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, seized Borrow pits in Obagie N’ Evbosa, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the State, from the Benin monarch.
“Nothing can be farther from the truth. The hogwash is a figment of the writer’s imagination in a desperate and futile attempt to hoodwink the people and tarnish the image of the Governor and the very cordial relationship between our revered monarch and the Governor.
“The writer is another hireling of the defeated, defanged, and disgruntled politicians who are angered that Governor Obaseki has denied them access to the people’s treasury and have now embarked on conspiracy theories and campaigns of calumny to incite Edo people, undermine peace and safety in the State in a desperate move to get back at the Governor.
“To put the records straight, the illegal activities at the Borrow pit in Obagie N’ Evbosa, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the State were discovered during the State Executive Council visit to CORAL City, which is being developed by the State Government to decongest Benin City.
“The illegal pit where the operators carry out their activities is part of the Coral City.
“Before the Council’s visit to the area, the State Government had in a public announcement urged operators to restrict their mining activities to Borrow pit sites approved by the Government,” Nehikhare said.
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