2020: Oredo declares support for Obaseki’s second term

Members of the legislative arm of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state on Sunday, declared their support for the second term bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki, just as they reaffirmed confidence in the leadership of the Chairman of the council, Jenkins Osunde.

Speaking when the councillors paid a solidarity visit to Osunde, the leader of the legislative arm, Ewansiha Jeffery on behalf of the other 11 members, expressed admiration for Obaseki and commeded Osunde for complementing the governor in the council.
He said: “A section of the media and members of the public have been engaged in sensational exergeration of recent issues of contention between the chairman and the councillors.
“The allegations ascribed to the councillors against the chairman were outright creation of mischief- makers whose intent is creating crisis in Oredo Local Government Area.
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“The chairman of the council has demonstrated that he is on the same page with Governor Obaseki for his second term and the development he has brought to the state”
The councillors said the areas of misunderstanding between them and the chairman have been cleared, and the contending issues consequently resolved, adding that the vision of Oredo people under Osunde, will not be derailed.