Politics Oshiomhole Invites Insulted Widow to Government House, Donates N2m to Her

[LequteMan]

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday donated two million naira to Mrs. Joy Ifije, a widow he allegedly insulted while on an inspection tour of the state.

Mrs. Ifije was invited to the Edo Government House by the governor and was also offered automatic employment by Oshiomhole.

Oshiomhole personally apologised to her over his uncomplimentary remark that had generated controversies in the conventional and social media in the last few weeks.

“Let me apologise to you for the way I spoke to you, I am very sorry about the statement.

“I have also realised that even in anger, one could still achieve the same result that he set out to without provocative outburst.

“I apologise from the bottom of my heart, but sometimes you get angry when people compromise your efforts.’’

He said that government was trying to change the face of the state capital by doing its best to make the city beautiful, adding that it was frustrating and bad for some people to truncate government efforts.

He stressed that trading on the road and walk ways could hinder free flow of traffic as well as cause accidents.

He further assured the widow that his family would assist the widow’s second child in furthering his education, while also appealing to her to resist the temptation of law breaking.

 

[curator]

It is not his money to donate.

 

[LequteMan]

It is not his money to donate.

Care to elaborate, Professor?

 

[LequteMan]

Do you mean that the money isn't his own or he isn't in the position to donate the money?

 

[Vunderkind]

Before I comment, here's an image of Oshiomhole and the widow I just found on Twitter:

 

[Vunderkind]

@Lequte, ask yourself where the money is coming from. Is it coming from Oshiomhole's personal account? More likely it's coming from the Edo state treasury, in which case unless our governor's state has a budget for 'compensation for widows who are told to go and die', it is really not Oshiomhole's money to give as @curator has said.

 

[curator]

Care to elaborate, Professor?

It is Edo states money. There is a budget.

Unless this is coming from his bank account, he cannot just give her 2m state money because he insulted her

 

[LequteMan]

He should be able to dash out N2m from his own pockets IMO. He'd just havta call in one or two of his "allowances". He could donate it instalmentally too, that'll make it easier on him.