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  • FAREWELL GREAT OBA EREDIAUWA

    FAREWELL GREAT OBA EREDIAUWA

    I, Chief Dr. Solomon Iyobosa Edebiri, JP, MON, the Ikuobasoyenmwen of Benin Kingdom join the entire Benin people to commiserate with the Crown Prince, Ambassador Eheneden Erediuwa on the glorious ascension of our great father and dignified King, Omo n’Oba n’Edo, Oba Erediuwa GCFR.

    Umogun, your reign was remarkable, eventful and your majesty’s impact on the progressive development of the kingdom and its people is unforgettable, we are all proud to be called your children because you led us on the path of honour, peace and unity. You were a bridge builder, a philosopher king and a fountain of wisdom.

    Farewell Ekpenede, Oba nogie’Edo Oba ghato kpere, Ise

  • PDP Edo 2016: Edebiri begins Party Tour

    PDP Edo 2016: Edebiri begins Party Tour

    Chief Solomon Iyobosa Edebiri visited the State PDP Secretariat yesterday, Monday, April 25, 2016 to officially inform the State Working Committee of his intention to contest the forth coming gubernatorial election on the platform of the PDP.

    In his speech, he took the members of the State working committee down memory lane indicating that the ideals upon which Edo State was founded from the defunct Bendel State has been lost to bad governance.

    He lamented that all the industries inherited by Edo state such as Bendel line, Edo Pharmaceuticals, Bendel Insurance and Bendel United amongst others have become moribund, a situation he described as unacceptable due to job losses which has put indigenes of Edo State under severe economic pressure.

    He promised to reverse this trend if given the PDP ticket which he promised will become a winning ticket with him as flag bearer. ‘If you give me a basketball, it is just a ball, but in the hands of Michael Jordan it is a basketball worth millions of dollars. A tennis ball in my possession is worth nothing but worth millions in the hands of the Williams sisters. A football on my foot is worth nothing but can be turned into millions when given to Osaze Odimengie. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, a PDP ticket in my hands is worth victory for the PDP.’

    Chief Solomon Iyobosa Edebiri promised to be a true party man and a unifier.

    Responding, the State PDP chairman commended Chief Edebiri for his matured and intelligent speech that was issue based and devoid of personal attacks on other aspirants and admonished him to continue in that path as he goes about his sensitization tour of the State. He noted that Chief Edebiri was the first aspirant in the history of the party to start his sensitization tour from the State Secretariat; a situation he described as admirable. He pointed out that with the credentials, intelligence and maturity of Chief Edebiri, he was qualified to vie for the position of President of the country.

    Chief Edebiri also visited the Secretariat of the State Youth Council where he was received by the Chairman Comrade Ajayi.  He expressed to the Youth Chairman of his desire to help sensitize the youths to abhor electoral violence because the youths were the ones who are the victims of such violence.

    Rather, he admonished the youths to insist on a transparent process where credible candidates will emerge in all political parties. This he noted will make the issue of electoral violence a thing of the past. He promised to embark on serious capacity development that will make the youths economically dependent.

    The State Youth Chairman noted that Chief Edebiri is consistent in his beliefs and opinions which makes him a credible man with integrity. He wished him well and promised to embark on a state wide sensitization tour to educate the youths on the negative effect of electoral violence.

    Chief Edebiri was accompanied by members of his campaign organization during his visits.

     

    Mr. Omokhudu Odion

    Ag. Director of Publicity and Media

    ISE Campaign Organization

  • CHIEF EDEBIRI’S BIRTHDAY WISH

    CHIEF EDEBIRI’S BIRTHDAY WISH

    By Barr. Kingsley Idahosa

    Chief Iyobosa Solomon Edebiri, MON on Friday, April 22, 2016 rather than throw a lavish party for his birthday as is customary, preferred to spend his time with the less privileged and the disadvantaged in our society. He started his day by paying a visit to the Irrua Specialist Hospital where he met lots of indigent Edos who were unable to pay their medical bills and had been abandoned by their family and friends. Chief Edebiri as part of his good deeds helped pay off hospital bills so patients could be discharged. One of such cases was a three-month old baby whose mother had passed away during child birth and the father had abandoned in the hospital.

    Chief Edebiri also visited the Abeni Orphanage Home in Benin City and the Oronsaye Maternity and Orphanage Home where he donated cash and gift items to assist in the well-being of the children.

    ISE as he is fondly called visited the Oronsaye Skills Acquisition Center where he promised that the Solomon Edebiri Centre for Change will partner with them to help the youths acquire the needed skills to prepare them to succeed in life.

    Over the years, Chief Edebiri has distinguished himself as a politician with a difference and worth emulating by others. With the likes of him, the world will no doubt be a better place for mankind. A flash back on some of his activities over the years include but are not limited to the following: Between 2002 to 2003 Chief Edebiri gave more than 2 million Naira to support local farmers in Edo south; In 2012 he supported widows in Edo state with startup capital up to the tune of 2 million Naira; In 2012 immediately after the governorship election which Chief Edebiri lost to the incumbent governor, he bought drugs and paid hospital bills running into millions for indigent patients at both the Central Hospital in Benin City and the University of Benin Teaching Hospital; In 2013, Chief Edebiri sponsored more than 30 students from various secondary schools in Edo State to South Africa for a discovery tour.

    Between 2011 to 2013, Chief Edebiri sponsored the annual “Catch Them Young” Quiz Competition, an intellectual program worth 3 million Naira; In 2013, Chief Edebiri donated towards the construction of hostels at the Catholic Mental Health Challenge Centre in Esan West Local Government in Edo Central. In 2013, Chief Edebiri built a standard Student Common Room worth Millions of Naira for the College of Education, Ekiadolor, Edo state.

    Between 2011 to 2013 Chief Edebiri bought drugs running into millions for Sickle Cell patients in Edo state; More than 50 less privileged persons currently enjoy scholarship from Chief Edebiri. Chief Edebiri Solely organized the centenary celebration of the last independent Oba of the Benin Kingdom, Oba Ovonramen N’Ogbaisi in January, 2014. Chief Edebiri also donated towards the construction of the Auchi Polytechnic building for Catholic students in 2013.

    Between 2000 and 2004 Chief Edebiri solely sponsored Bendel United Football Club having over 300 Edo state indigenes on his payroll in Edo state. Chief Edebiri was also the sole sponsor of the then Edo Football League cutting across the 18 local government councils in an effort geared towards catching them young.

    As the President of the West African Welding Federation, Chief Dr. Solomon Edebiri used his position and influence in the organization to site the Nigerian Institute of Welding in Edo State currently under construction. The Centre will play host to most Welding activities in the West African Sub Region. It is Located at Obayantor near Ologbo in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government area of Edo State. The Centre will be second to none in Africa when completed.

    Chief Edebiri is a known philanthropist per excellence no one can deny.

    We wish Chief Iyobosa Solomon Edebiri, Edo State’s illustrious son a happy birthday once again. It’s our prayer that God in His infinite mercy will preserve his life, grant his heart desires and give him many more fruitful years, in Jesus Name, Ise.