Edo residents in Italy have accused the executive governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for allegedly misleading Italian government on his preparation for Edo people who are dying in the Sahara.
The group, according to report by Edo Connect, an online news portal, Obaseki lied to the international communities on his development stride in the state.
Godwin Obaseki was in Italy on 22nd of November where he reportedly told the Italian government led by the president of Italian Chamber of Commerce, Laura Baldini that he had built a “formidable structures and system” to incorporate victims of human trafficking and illegal migrants who are from Edo State.
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According to report, the governor added that those living in Italy without documents should be returned home and that his administration would provide, create jobs and build infrastructures for them.
The angry group described such statements as lies, wondering while the governor had resorted to telling lies. The group challenged the governor to provide the structures and jobs as he claimed.
The group reportedly said that despite their support for the governor to succeed, his lies to the international partners must be checked.
“Edos are in a precarious situation openly faced with challenges internally and externally.
Challenges of security, human trafficking, sex trafficking, investment and job creation so why is the Governor asking for Edos to be deported when you have not created any jobs for them? Human trafficking is a battle for every Edo person to fight and we do not need a lying Governor in the way of this fight.
“Furthermore, the Governor did not bother to inform the Edo Community in Italy of his arrival nor did he bother to visit them whilst he was in Italy. Did Governor Obaseki not think of the motivational value his presence in the Edo community in Italy would do in the fight against all forms of trafficking? Sneaking in and out of European countries with heavy Edo presence is nothing new with Obaseki.
He did it last month on his visit to London (Oct 27th) to sell his Alaghodaro summit to the London Stock Exchange. Obaseki went to London without informing or seeing the Edo Community in the UK including the Odionwere.
“Taking pictures with leading influential politicians in Europe and being dishonest about developments in Edo state will not do Edos any good. Politicking with young Edo lives dying in the Sahara or encouraging the European govt to deport Edos will not help either. The truth about Edo State, how successive governments have failed us and the missed opportunities to motivate Edos in the respective European locations would help for starters but then again, not to Governor Obaseki, the free travelling civilian he so clearly wants to be known as”, they added.
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