“Tinubu Shocked Edo No Be Lagos Campaigners”: Oshiomhole Hails President, Taunts Obaseki

“Tinubu Shocked Edo No Be Lagos Campaigners”: Oshiomhole Hails President, Taunts Obaseki

  • President Bola Tinubu has been commended for his recent decisions and moves taken so far regarding the success of his government
  • A former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, has hailed the president for hitting the ground running and as well lampooned Governor Godwin Obaseki
  • Oshiomhole, who described Tinubu as an 'acting president,' taunted Obaseki, noting that Tinubu has shocked ‘Edo no be Lagos’ campaigners

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A former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, has given his two cents about the works of the president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, barely a month as Nigerian leader.

Oshiomhole hailed President Tinubu for hitting the ground running and taking bold and landmark decisions after his swearing on Monday, May 29.

Adams Oshiomhole, Bola Tinubu, Governor Godwin Obaseki, APC, PDP, Edo state
Oshiomhole tackles Governor Obaseki over comments against Tinubu during the 2023 presidential campaign. Photo credit: Adams Oshiomhole, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Godwin Obaseki
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Adams Oshiomhole hails Tinubu over recent bills, tackles Obaseki

Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, June 18, at a reception party held in honour of lawmakers, Oshiomhole described the Electricity Act 2023 signed into law by Tinubu as a game-changer. He said the president was living up to Nigerians’ expectations as an ‘action president,’ The Punch reported.

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While recalling how Tinubu campaigned to become president, Oshiomhole said he had proved the naysayers wrong.

He noted that the new electricity law signed by Tinubu would, among other benefits, curb electricity smuggling into neighbouring communities of the Niger Republic.

Fuel Subsidy: Ex-NLC boss Adams Oshiomhole speaks on Tinubu's contingency plan

Legit.ng reported earlier that the former chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, said he is confident that President Bola Tinubu will overcome his current ordeals to remove fuel scarcity.

He made this known on Sunday, June 5, during a late-night interview with Channels Television.

Oshiomhole stated that President Tinubu has an immediate solution to curb the effect of subsidy removal and believed it would be initiated sooner than expected.

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In another report, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state dissolved the State Executive Council.

Obaseki said the dissolution of the council was with immediate effect.

The governor announced the sack during the weekly Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday, May 3

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