{"id":151876,"date":"2025-02-20T21:02:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-dont-have-godfathers-gov-okpebholo"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:53:15","slug":"i-dont-have-godfathers-gov-okpebholo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-dont-have-godfathers-gov-okpebholo","title":{"rendered":"I don\u2019t have godfathers \u2014 Gov Okpebholo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has dismissed claims that he was handpicked by political godfathers to be remotely controlled as the state\u2019s number one citizen.<\/p>\n<p>Okpebholo debunked the claims during an interview on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today programme when questioned about his political lineage.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, it was Almighty God who used certain individuals to support his governorship ambition and help him assume office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you even point out one godfather who was pushing me?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod was using people to help me, to support me, to get to where I am today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has dismissed claims that he was handpicked by political godfathers to be remotely controlled as the state\u2019s number one citizen. Okpebholo debunked the claims during an interview on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today programme when questioned about his political lineage. 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