- The immediate past governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, allegedly withheld President Bola Ahmed Tinubus books from students
- Governor Monday Okpebholo said Obaseki refused to distribute and hoarded the books because President Tinubus face was printed on them
- He described Obaseki’s move as wickedness, stating that the warehouse was filled with books donated by the President of Nigeria
Governor Okpebholo thanked President Tinubu for the kind gesture
Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu/Godwin ObasekiSource: TwitterThese books you see here were donated by the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu for use by Edo children, but the immediate past administration did not distribute them to our children because the Presidents face is printed on the books.I want to thank the President for his kind gesture, and for me, the action of the former administration is an act of wickedness. This warehouse is filled with books donated by the President of Nigeria, but because of the wickedness, the then governor prevented the books from being distributed to the children. Today, we are here to distribute the books to our children.”Okpebholo sacks Obasekis political appointees
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