WHEN Governor Adams Oshiomhole mounted the saddle as Governor of Edo State in November 2008, he met Edo in a sorry state.

Infrastructure was in shambles. The roads were impassable; schools were not even fit for chickens; the state-owned hospitals and health centres were at best death centres; industries were shut and non-functional; unemployment was at its highest level as previous governments had imposed a freeze on fresh employment; workers and pensioners were owed months and months of arrears; water was a scarce resource in parts of the state, especially, Edo Central and the state was bleeding from corrupt practices from those who were at the helm.

Infrastructure was in shambles. The roads were impassable; schools were not even fit for chickens; the state-owned hospitals and health centres were at best death centres; industries were shut and non-functional; unemployment was at its highest level as previous governments had imposed a freeze on fresh employment; workers and pensioners were owed months and months of arrears; water was a scarce resource in parts of the state, especially, Edo Central and the state was bleeding from corrupt practices from those who were at the helm.

NJC’S recommendation on the reinstatement of swiftly-suspended president of the Appeal Court , Justice Ayo Salami, one of the few men of conscience and courage the country can still boast of, headed for its final resting place under the carpet.

THE International Community marked the International Day for persons with Disabilities on Monday 3, 2012. The theme of the day’s event was “Removing Barriers to create an inclusive and an accessible society for all”

I HAVE just commenced my thank-you tour to the great nations of the world. As the newly elected first executive president of the world’s newest democratic republic, I am naturally expected to observe this important diplomatic ritual.