Days after apologizing to the widow he told to 'go and die' (read HERE)
Gov Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has offered employment to the
woman, now identified as Mrs Joy Ifije.
Aside from the job offer, Oshiomhole also gave the woman N2million
grant for her to get a shop and trade. The governor met with Mrs Ifije
today at the Government House and offered her the job which is to
join the State’s War Against Indiscipline in the campaign against street
trading & to keep the state clean.
"When you put your things on the road a vehicle can run into you
and they have killed some people like that and that was why I said
if you are a widow do you want more people to be widowed?
But when I said go and die, that one was said in a fit of anger. And I
am really sorry”, Oshiomhole said.
“I want you to join us. We would employ you and pay you salary.
You would help us to campaign to other women not to trade on
road sides. We should not use poverty as a yardstick.
The Governor then gave the woman a cash gift of N2 million
"In addition to working with the War Against Indiscipline, I am also
giving you the sum of two million naira so that you can hire a shop,
trade inside the shop and not roadside and I pray that God will bless
your decision on how you utilize the money. This money is not for
you to share or distribute but to help you as a working capital”.
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