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Oshiomhole speaks on emergence of his son as Commissioner

A former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has spoken on the emergence of his son, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, as a commissioner in the government of Governor Monday Okpebholo.

The representative of Edo North Senatorial District spoke on Wednesday on a Channels Television programme: “Politics Today.”

Oshiomhole said the choice of Cyril as a commissioner by Okpebholo in November was not because he is his son, but because he is qualified to occupy the office.

He said: “He doesn’t work under me.

“Maybe Governor Monday is grooming him.

When I was in Edo, I stopped him when he wanted to go for the House of Reps.

“I said no and supported another guy.

“The second time he wanted to try, I said no.

“This time, the governor decided to pick him.

“He is qualified.

“I did express my concerns when I heard.

“I called him and expressed my concerns.

“I expressed those concerns to the governor that people might say this and that.

“Those were the reasons why I stopped him from contesting elections when I was in office, but then I have to accept that in the world that we live in, you can only do so much to control your son, but not when he is already of adult age.

“But the point must be made: I invested in my children’s education.

“I didn’t want them to go through what I went through.

“So, Dr. Cyril is not just a medical doctor from ABU (Ahmadu Bello University), he went to do post-graduate in two universities in the US, including Harvard and another university in Louisiana.

“He does something about public health.

“So, he is not having it because he is Oshiomhole.

“I will say he is having in spite of being Oshiomhole.”

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