Oshiomhole: His politics, his achievements

Adams Oshiomhole
THERE is no doubt that the  politics of Edo state took another dimension on the 12th of November, 2008, with the coming of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomhole as Governor of the state. After the protracted legal battle between the gubernatorial candidate of the now Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Edo state, Comrade Oshiomhole and Professor Oserhiemen Osunbor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the conduct of the 2007 governorship election in the state, the Appeal Court had on 11th November, declared Oshiomhole as the authentic winner of the April 14, 2007 governorship election in the state and was subsequently sworn in on the 12th November, 2008. This brought the over ten_year reign of the PDP in the state to an end. And when the Comrade Governor came out roaring it was obvious to every body that the change has come. As a matter of fact it was easy for him to acclimatize to the system because majority of the people of the state were already tired of the domineering nature of the PDP in the politics of the state particularly with the crisis that rocked the party in the state.
Oshiomhole promised a lot to the people of the state and in particular, he vowed to end the politics of godfatherism. There was nothing on ground in the first six months of his administration apart from the stoppage of illegal levies in the markets, and people were apprehensive. The PDP in the state was quick to describe him as a failure and said that his attitude at that time meant that he was never prepared for the job. Also, the former Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih in a rally of the party, said the Governor had achieved nothing in his first year in office but only the planting of flowers at Ring Road.
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