Action Democratic Party (ADP) has criticised the Edo state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, for banning the use of school compounds and streets in the state for social events.
Edo State Chapter Chair of the ADP, Prince Gabriel Oloruntobi, said in a statement Thursday that the governor should reconsider the new policy in the spirit of the social contract he entered into with people that he would make the people’s welfare and wellbeing the primary purpose and focus of his government.
Stating that the ban was not in the interest of the people and their wellbeing, Oloruntobi said “the ban will add more pains and financial stress to the people that are already overburdened with economic and social problems.
“Edo people are known for their great culture of carrying out their burial, marriage, age group and other ceremonies in front of their houses and usually, such events spill over to the street.
“Any attempt for the government to implement this ban policy will further impoverish the people, especially as the people are already crying and weeping over the hunger in the land.”
Oloruntobi appealed to the governor to spare the people of the unnecessary dislocations, pressure, and pains the policy would inflict on them by immediately revoking it.
