Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday apologised for the
comments he made to a widow in Benin during an inspection tour on Mission Road,
in the state capital, a fortnight ago.
Oshiomhole said that he now regretted the comments which had
become the subject of discourse in the social media.
In the said video, the comrade governor yelled at the widow whose
goods were being confiscated for hawking on the roadside to go and die. ‘You
are a widow, go and die’, Oshiomole barked at her.
The Governor, however, noted that he made the comments in
anger.
Oshiomhole's apology was made when the leadership of the
Federation of Muslim Women’s Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN), paid him a
courtesy visit in Benin.
He noted that though the challenge of modern times had
bestowed on the shoulders of some women and single mothers the status of bread
winners of their homes, such should not be used as an accuse to flout the laws.
The Governor urged the Muslim women leaders to use their
offices to propagate the essence of healthy living among children and women in
the nation and the need to maintain proper sanitary conditions in their
neighbourhoods.
Oshiomhole lamented that the challenge of widowhood had also
exposed children to different temptations, adding that there was the need for
society to be careful, to avoid unwittingly creating more problems for the
nation.
He noted that money was not the best thing that guaranteed
ones happiness, ``but honesty and selfless service.
The Governor added that if Muslims and Christians were
adequately committed to their religious doctrines, the world would be a better
place.
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