Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been the subject of mocks with some, however, excusing him after his convoy was trapped along the flooded Sapele Road in Benin City following a downpour.
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The governor became the subject of mockery after a video of the incident was shared on twitter.While Governor Obaseki excused himself from blame as he alleged that the road was a federal road and for which the Federal Government has reportedly awarded the contract to an unknown contractor, many, however, refused to give him the excuse.A video of the incident which occurred on Friday saw a citizen mocking from the background saying that it was payback time for leaders as he said that everyone would be subjected to the consequences of bad governance.
When we told the government to fix the road, they were busy filling the potholes with broken blocks. They think they are suffering the masses. Now it is payback time as the masses are not the only ones suffering the collapse of this road.
“The governor is the one inside the vehicle but it has stopped moving. This is his vehicle (pointing at it), he cannot come down as he is ashamed. Everyone (both the poor and the rich) is feeling the brunt of bad policies in the country,” he added.
After a while, the convoy was seen moving away from the flooded part of the road.
Reacting to the incident, Governor Obaaseki in a statement released on Sunday confirmed he was stranded on Sapele road due to the flooding.
Obaseki said: “I was on Sapele Road recently. After the heavy downpour, the road was impassable. What is going on in Benin-Sapele Road is scandalous. I don’t think that any region where the oil resources that sustain the country come from should be neglected. We have done everything possible. We don’t know what to do again to draw the attention of the federal government to these roads.”
Obaseki also said the state government cannot intervene in fixing the Benin-Auchi and Benin-Sapele roads because the Federal Government has awarded contracts for its repair.
The governor said that it is concerned that the major Federal road networks in the state, which connect several parts of the country are in bad condition.
