A press statement from Edo State government denying that they hosted BBA winner, Dillish, last weekend,has been released.
Well, they kinda have a point…they can say
the government didn’t host her, but Governor Adams Oshiomhole hosted
her…and that’s fact! She wasn’t hosted at the government house, but the
governor’s private house in Edo state. Dillish and a few other girls
were there on Saturday October 19th (for those wondering why she didn’t
make an appearance at Selly’s party in Abuja that day) and I have the
low down of everything that went down but I will leave all that out
because after all said and done, Gov Oshimhole is a single man. I can
also tell you one thing for free, Dillish gave a condition for accepting
the invitation..she would only pay a courtesy visit and nothing more. All parties agreed!
Read the press statement below;
EDO STATE GOVERNMENT DID NOT HOST BBA’S DILLISH.
Our attention has been drawn to a news report in Daily Independent of
Friday, October 25, 2013, where one Mr. Eddie Iroh was quoted as
expressing displeasure on a rumoured hosting of Dillish, the winner of
Big Brother Africa. In the said report, Eddie Iroh was said to have
“condemned the Governor for spending state’s funds so recklessly”.
The report added that “ the likes of Governors Oshiomhole, Fashola
and Dickson who are in the habit of dipping their hands into public
funds on such ventures should have known that in civilized climes, such
celebrations were funded from the Governors’pockets and not public
funds”. How libelous!
From the above, it is obvious that Mr. Eddie Iroh is suffering from
brain wave. First, it would have been a thing of interest for Edo State
Government to host the said BBA winner, Dillish, to justify her
well-advertised declaration in the BBA House that Edo State people are
very hospitable. That in itself was a global endorsement that is purely
priceless. Again, if Dillish would agree, as a BBA ambassador, Edo State
Government would be willing to host her in future to prove to cynics
and naysayers like Eddie Iroh that Edo State is indeed, not only
hospitable, but also a safe haven for those who intend to do legitimate
business in the State. It will be a departure from orchestrated and
concocted stories often peddled by jobless people like Eddie Iroh, who
rather than devote their old age to reflect on their absurdities when
they called the shots, have now taken to the cyber space for surfing
cheap gossip, chit-chat and unfounded allegations.
To the best of our knowledge, Edo State did not host Dillish in
whatever material particular. This could be verified from the Governor’s
daily routines which are usually available for public consumption and
can be confirmed from the Protocol Department of the Governor’s Office
or Government House. Mr. Eddie Iroh’s comment is pure hallucination.
Eddie Iroh’s story is an open sore that is festered with several
incongruities, inanities, ambiguities and failing memory. He should
provide evidence to show that Governor Oshiomhole dips his hands into
public funds to host his private visitors or simply keep his mouth shut.
We have gone past the age of Eddie Iroh, an age of those men of
yesterday, who abused public institutions they presided over, to fest
their nest at the expense of tax payers’ money. In Edo State, we are not
only accountable to the people; we have also earned their respect and
trust.
Signed
PRINCE KASSIM AFEGBU
SPECIAL ADVISER MEDIA & PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO THE EDO STATE GOVERNOR
Source:lindaikejasblog
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