FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday,  lamented the rising number of Libyan returnees who are Edo State indigenes and called on the Federal Government and international organisations to assist the state government in fighting human trafficking.

THE people of Ewu community in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State have alleged neglect and marginalization by successive governments at the local, state and federal levels in terms of appointments into political and public offices, provisions of infrastructure and human capacity development.

—Edo Forum of Patriots, comprising political leaders and professionals in Edo State, has written to the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki,  expressing its concern over what it described as the sad state of the proposed University of Education, Ekiadolor, and appealed to the governor to hasten the processes which will transform the College of Education, Ekiadolor, to a university in order not to jeopardise the future of both students and staff of the College of Education.

Efforts of the Edo State Government at caring for its indigenes evacuated from Libya through several returnees’ welfare initiatives have received the commendation of the federal government.

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has told senior civil servants in the state that he intends to implement the 2018 budget to the letter and vowed to query any civil servant who failed to respond to memos within 72 hours.