BENIN CITY – The nearly-completed 5-Star Central Hospital in Benin City embarked upon by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State may have sent jitters down the spines of Leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state just as they have resorted to blackmail alleging that the government abandoned Stella Obasanjo Hospital for a fresh hospital.

According to Mr. John Mayaki, the Director Media and Public Affairs to the Governor, “I want to invite Edo people to pass through Sapele Road and see the Oshiomhole wonders that is now intimidating PDP and sicknesses. The hospital, when completed, can heal the sick, even before seeing the physician.

“It is this achievement of Comrade Oshiomhole that is inconveniencing the PDP and as such, attempting to discredit it by sponsoring a news story on ITV, last week Saturday to the effect that Oshiomhole abandoned the projects of his predecessor .

“Let me clear this point: Stella Obasanjo Women and Children Hospital was never an abandoned project because it was conceived, built and commissioned by the administration of Lucky Igbinedion.

“For ITV to claim that the hospital was an abandoned project was to even discredit the administration of Lucky Igbinedion which they overtly wanted to protect.

“This deliberate falsehood, negates corperate social responsibility and could trigger civil disobedience.
“Stella Obasanjo Women and Children Hospital was a landmark project that was achieved, commissioned and functioning till date and the present government is leveraging on that to providing the needed health care deliverables for the good people of the state.

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“However, it is common place that successive governments who meant well for the people must plan and provide for the future by expanding social facilities to meet the ever increasing population density, rural-urban migration and over-stretch available social facilities.

“We commend Oshiomhole, who saw the need to renovate, re-equip and re-tool the Central Hospital to compete with anyone in this part of the World, while Stella Obasanjo is still running on full capacity.

“It is even more embarrassing to the Igbinedions to say he abandoned a project. I give credit to Igbinedion that that hospital was well-intentioned, conceptualized and completed with its full unique features to achieve its set goal.

“It is an attempt to stand logic on its head and to be hypocritical to say that Oshiomhole should have abandoned Central Hospital for Stella Obasanjo Hospital or will it be wise to say Igbinedion abandoned his predecessor’s project (Central Hospital) to build Stella Obasanjo Women and Children Hospital?

“It is stone age reasoning and arm-chair journalism to attempt to blackmail and feed the people with raw lies and illogical arguments capable of pitching patriotic Nigerians against a civil and most responsible government.
“I think the media must be in the forefront of uniting the people, rather than dividing them.

“The report on ITV is, not just a disservice to the Igbinedions, but the TV station itself as a cooperate entity.
It is misleading, unprofessional and served to the unsuspecting populace to misinform them on the good intention of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who thought it wise to embark on the massive World-Class Health facility,” he said.