BY SIMON EBEGBULEM

BENIN CITY— GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, sacked the state Commissioner for Sports, Mrs Omorede Osifo, replacing her with Mr Chris Okaiben, former chairman, Petroleum Committee.

It was learnt that her sack was sequel to the failure of the lights at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium when the stadium hosted artists, who were in the state for the youth summit organised by the state government.

Vanguard learnt that members of the state executive council, including Governor Oshiomhole, were embarrassed that the stadium had no lights for the programme, except for the stage..

But another account blamed the light issue at the stadium on the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, which was cut off from public power suppy six months ago, due to the huge amount of money owed by the Sports Ministry.

Vanguard learnt that there has been no electricity at the stadium in the past six months, unknown to the governor. However, it was learnt that Oshiomhole, who took the alleged failure of the commissioner to fix the problems before the Saturday event as a deliberate plot to sabotage the event, decided to use the commissioner as an example for others who might want to take their jobs for granted.