On November 12, 2103, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole would clock five years in the saddle as Governor of Edo State.
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The score-card of the man who prefers the simple title of Comrade Governor or Mr. Governor to the more fanciful and elegant 'Executive Governor', is a matter of intense debate among the people of the three senatorial districts in the State. The question now is: How has Comrade Oshiomhole fared in the last 1,829 days as the man administering the fortunes of EdoState?
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What is not in doubt in EdoState is that Comrade Oshiomhole has performed excellently, but what the people argue about is how the projects are distributed. While some say he has concentrated more in Edo South, some argue that most of the projects are in Edo Central, while the rest insist that Edo North enjoys more government patronage. The debates still rage even as I write this.
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However, the fact is that no part of the state enjoys more patronage than the other as projects are evenly and equitably distributed.
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Before Oshiomhole came on board, the story in the state was that of pain, agony, disillusionment, despair and disappointment occasioned by decades of criminal neglect, marginalization and deceit by previous administrations.
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On assumption of office on November 12, 2008, Comrade Oshiomhole, fresh from being the Labour Leader Number 1, made a pledge to the people of the state that the decay of the past years would be reversed. Today, the promises have been fulfilled and the people now see that government can really work for the people.
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The success story is felt and seen in all parts of the state, from Benin City the state capital to Damgbala in Akoko Edo; from Ozalla in Owan West to Ewohinmi in Esan South-East. From school projects to road projects, to health projects, to water projects, to rural electrification, the list is endless.
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In fact, the Governor's magic wand has touched all the 192 wards that make up EdoState in terms of one project or the other. No single ward is left out!
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The road projects undertaken and completed in Benin City, the state capital in five years make one wonder if there were tarred roads in the city before his coming.
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From the flagship six-lane Airport Road which has now been completed with side drains and walkways, with underground drains which in some parts are over five-metres deep and two metres wide, complete with street lights and greens to the equally beautiful six-lane Akpakpava Road which has the same accoutrements as the Airport Road, the Oshiomhole government signaled a clear intention todevelop Benin City into one of Nigeria's most modern cities.
This cannot receive my reply now beause I don't even know very much about the state's affairs too. What i hear are mixed opinions though