Days after
apologizing to the widow he told to 'go and die' Gov Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has offered
employment to the woman, now identified as Mrs Joy Ifije.
Aside from the job offer, Oshiomhole also gave the woman N2million grant for her to get a shop and trade. The governor met with Mrs Ifije yesterday Sunday Dec. 1st at the Government House and offered her the job which is to join the State’s War Against Indiscipline in the campaign against street trading and to keep the state clean.
Aside from the job offer, Oshiomhole also gave the woman N2million grant for her to get a shop and trade. The governor met with Mrs Ifije yesterday Sunday Dec. 1st at the Government House and offered her the job which is to join the State’s War Against Indiscipline in the campaign against street trading and to keep the state clean.
"When you put
your things on the road a vehicle can run into you and they have killed some
people like that and that was why I said if you are a widow do you want more
people to be widowed? But when I said go and die, that one was said in a fit of
anger. And I am really sorry”, Oshiomhole said.
“I want you to join us. We would
employ you and pay you salary. You would help us to campaign to other women not
to trade on road sides. We should not use poverty as a yardstick.
The Governor then
gave the woman a cash gift of N2 million
"In addition to
working with the War Against Indiscipline, I am also giving you the sum of two
million naira so that you can hire a shop, trade inside the shop and not
roadside and I pray that God will bless your decision on how you utilize the
money. This money is not for you to share or distribute but to help you as a
working capital”.
Nice one. Thank God he realised his mistake and did the right thing. God blesses people in different ways. The tears of the woman has turned to joy...From disappointment to appointment.
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