Action Democratic Party (ADP) has reminded Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki that the culture of the people of the State involves celebrating all kinds of festivals in front of their houses which in most cases, spread to the street.
Reacting to governor Obaseki’s ban on the use of school compounds and streets in the state for social events, the ADP said: “Edo people are known for their great culture of carrying out their burial, marriage, age group and other ceremonies in front of their houses and usually, such events spill over to the street.
“Any attempt for the government to implement this ban policy will further impoverish the people, especially as the people are already crying and weeping over the hunger in the land.”
Oloruntobi appealed to the governor to spare the people of the unnecessary dislocations, pressure, and pains the policy would inflict on them by immediately revoking it.
In a statement, the party’s chairman in the state, Prince Gabriel Oloruntobi, said that the governor should reconsider the new policy in the spirit of the social contract he entered into with people that he would make the people’s welfare and wellbeing the primary purpose and focus of his government.
The party insisted that the ban is not in the interest of the people and their wellbeing, adding: “the ban will add more pains and financial stress to the people that are already overburdened with economic and social problems.” [myad]
