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The Benin Electric Distribution Company (BEDC) has announced that there will be a disruption of a planned power supply in some parts of Edo State for two months.

BEDC in a statement addressed to its customers on Friday, said the planned power disruption is due to a network upgrade exercise by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on the Ihovbor 132/33KV Transmission Station.

The affected areas are Ikpoba Hill, Benin Agbor Road, Auchi Road, Temboga, upper mission, Army signal, igiesota, Ikhuenero village and environs.

Others are Siloku road, New Benin market, Psychiatric hospital, Banks around Uniben, Okhoro Road, federal Road, Upper Lawani, Uteh village, Palace and environs.

Also affected are areas such as Adolor, FGGC road, Ugowo, Ekosodin, Ishor and environs.

The other affected areas are Ekiadolor, Uselu, Oluku, lwoya, Okhun, Utekon, Otokhore, Ora communities, Textile mill road, Egbor, Obanosa, Uwelu and environs.

The disruption will commence on Monday, 13th November 2023, and continue until 7th January 2024.

“The disruption is necessary to enable the replacement of an old 40MVA transformer with a new 1OOMVA transformer, which will increase the supply capacity to the affected areas,” BEDC stated.

The company has, however, apologisef for the inconvenience caused by the power disruption.

They also said that they are working closely with the TCN team to ensure the exercise is completed as quickly as possible.

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*The 1979 Statutory Payment of Traditional Rulers in Edo State; Changing the Ugly Narratives By Setting the Records Straight With Raw Facts*
*By Comrade Bobby Eghosa Obayuwana*

It is nolonger news that there have been false information which have widely spread across the media space by mischief makers insinuating that the Traditional Rulers have not been paid since 1979, especially that of the very reverred Benin Traditional Monarch Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Oba Ewuare N'Ogidigan II who by the Provisions in the Act of 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, remains the *Permanent Chairman* of both Edo South Senatorial District and the entire Edo State.

Following the provisions in the 1979 Federal Constitution of Nigeria, every Local Government Council should have a direct Traditional Council which coordinates and controls the affairs of Communities, Localities and the cultural affinity of the people in the grass roots, of which Edo State is not an exception to and as such, are entitled to Resource Allocation from the government of the day. This means that a hierarchical structure of State Government Authority which Coordinate the affairs of Local Governments who in turn Coordinate the activities of the various Traditional Councils should be strictly adhered to with the legal provisions which are clearly stated in the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Sometime ago the Benin Traditional Monarch which was represented by the Iyaseof Benin Kingdom, Chief Sam Igbe alongside other Traditional Rulers across the Three Senatorial Districts of Edo State led a delegation of Chiefs from the Benin Traditional Council along side other Traditional stakeholders to meet with the Edo State Government under his Excellency Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki who in turn noted that before this MEGA ADMINISTRATION, the 1979 Act had not been consistently followed by previous administrations part of which led to such meeting in order to reach a compromise on the way forward and before that time, the disagreement on the sharing formular by these Traditional Rulers as well as the relevant stakeholders involved spanned a period of Three Months which lasted from April till July, 2023. His Excellency in his wisdom decided to look into the issue and came up with a plan to solve the problem once and for all. His Excellency noted that the Traditional Rulers received little than what they expected and decided to upgrade upgrade their Payment Process by ensuring the 5% removal of Value Added Taxes and Excess Crude Taxes are only subtracted annually from the income statement of the Traditional Rulers as against the usual monthly deductions which greatly reduced their payment. As a result, their salaries became upgraded their statutory allocations and ensured that their salary structures were not less than that of a permanent secretary in the state due to the financial resources that were carefully earmarked for such important purpose in order to follow the 1979 Constitution strictly, reduce complaints from the aggrieved parties and promote the general interest of all Traditional Rulers involved in Edo State. And as such, it was unequivocally established that the Oba of Benin Kingdom remains the Permanent Chairman of all the Traditional Rulers in Edo State, irrespective of the Senatorial District involved.

Meanwhile, an estimated #1,316,746,764.13 was earmarked to be shared amonst the various Traditional authorities in the Three Senatorial Districts of Edo State with Edo South Getting #639, 269, 245.26, Edo North getting #377,642,592.006 and Edo Central getting #299,834,926.027.

Meanwhile, #63,926,924.052 was exclusively reserved for emergency situations in all of the Local Government Areas in Edo State which may arise for payment of salaries of their workers, settlement of debts and donations to the less privileged in their communities.

In Edo South, the sharing formular is carefully structured in such a way that #319,634,622.063 is reserved exclusively for the Benin Monarch as his annual share of the proceeds from the Local Government Council while #255,717,668.028 is reserved for the Chiefs, Enigies, other relevant stakeholders and their various staff in the effective discharge of their duties to their various communities and localites across Edo South.

Meanwhile, Edo North and Edo Central also have their respective sharing formulae which are decided strictly by their respective Traditional Councils and Rulers, exclusive of any intrusion by the Edo State Governmen.

To this end, everyone can now see that the Edo State Government under His Excellency Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki is not guilty of the various allegations and false accusations of financial fraud which have been labelled against the MEGA ADMINISTRATION of the Governor and as such, the general public should never pay attention to the lies, rumours & alternative facts from mischief makers, bitter oppositions' e-rats as well as unverified sources from the Mass Media, especially social media platforms which are only used to cause disaffection by these unscrupulous elements who do not have the interest of Edo People at heart.

All those with skeptical perceptions about the facts raised in this information should carefully *GO and Verify* from the Edo Ministry of Communication and Orientation and not rely on fake news from fabricated stories from some social links and websites which are only a calculated attempt to stop the Goods work of His Excellency Governor Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki who is ever willing, ready, focused and totally committed in Making Edo Great Again with His Several Cerebral Economic Policies and Programmes in Edo State overtime.

So therefore let us all be guided by these raw facts and collectively Join Hands with the MEGA Governor in Finishing Well and Strong 🤝

*A Better Edo Begins with YOU & I So Let's GO Further Together ❤🤝✊👌*

Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers and would-be Mothers !!!!

Edo govt warns against use of cough syrups

The Edo State Government has warned against the sale and usage of four medicines, noting that the drugs are being investigated by the World Health Organisation for links with acute kidney injury and over 66 deaths among children in the Gambia.

The drugs are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cough Syrup.

In a statement on Monday, the Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, charged all pharmaceutical outlets who may have the medicines in stock to dispose of them immediately, using the appropriate channels.

Edo govt takes possession of 1229 hectares of land along Irhirhi-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road for new town project

The Edo State Government has taken over a portion of land measuring 1229 hectares along the Irhirhi-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road for the development of a new town.

The land was acquired in 2017 for the new town project but had been encroached upon by land speculators. The area repossessed used to be a forest reserve at the time of the acquisition.

The state government had declared a curfew in the area to make way for the exercise.

The repossession exercise is part of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s renewed campaign against land-grabbers in the state, aimed at restoring sanity in land administration in the state.

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Pictures of ongoing repossession exercise along the Irhirhi-Obazagbon-Ogheghe Road by the Edo State Government

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Obaseki says arrest, prosecution of parents, guardians of out-of-school children begins Sept 12

…sets up special courts to prosecute perpetrators of sexual, physical abuse in schools

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the government will kick off the arrest and prosecution of parents and guardians of out-of-school children from the next academic session, which begins on Monday, September 12, 2022.

Obaseki, who spoke to journalists in Benin City ahead of the September 12th, 2022 resumption of the new school calendar year, said all machinery has been put in place for the enforcement.

He said the government, in partnership with the state’s judiciary, has set up special courts to prosecute perpetrators of sexual and physical abuses against children in schools in the state.

The governor said his administration is committed to guaranteeing the care, protection and wellbeing of every Edo child.

He said, “If we find any child under the age of 18 years being used for manual labour, such parents will be prosecuted. We thank the Chief Judge for providing special courts which will be used to prosecute any offender who perpetrates violence against any child or involves in sexual defilement or physical abuse in our school system.

“From September 12, when school resumes, any child found loitering or hawking during school hours will be arrested and the parents or guardians will be prosecuted and seriously dealt with. We have specially trained people to observe and watch over our children to ensure no child is abused in Edo State.”

“School resumes on Monday, September 12, 2022 and teaching must commence the same day. I will send out a special squad to monitor schools across the State; I will also monitor the schools myself, alongside with the Commissioner of Education,” the governor added.

Harping on the infrastructure development in schools across the state, Obaseki said, “I have instructed the Ministry of Education to demolish all dilapidated buildings in our schools. For those schools really dilapidated, we will move the students to other schools and rebuild the schools.

“We will emphasize the environment our children learn as we need to secure the environment where our children learn. We will be spending a lot of resources to ensure no child seats on the ground to learn. By the time the Commissioner of Education will be completing her term, no Edo child should sit on the ground to learn.”

“Commencing from September 12 when the new school calendar will start, I have also directed the Ministry of Education to set up a cleanup system to clean all Edo Schools.”