{"id":16303,"date":"2019-10-03T20:17:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T20:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=16303"},"modified":"2019-10-03T20:18:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T20:18:34","slug":"obaseki-declares-for-second-term-amid-rift-with-oshiomhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/obaseki-declares-for-second-term-amid-rift-with-oshiomhole","title":{"rendered":"Obaseki declares for second term amid rift with Oshiomhole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Obaseki maintains that no single individual can determine who should govern Edo state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The governor explains that he deserves a second term to complete what he had started in office<\/p>\n<p>The governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has declared that nothing can stop his second term in office adding that he deserves to return to office having performed creditably.<\/p>\n<p>According to Obaseki, the second term would help him consolidate on his current achievements in office.<\/p>\n<div>\u201cI am demanding it because I deserve it and I think I have earned it. We need to have it so we can continue what we are doing today,&#8221; the governor said maintaining no single individual can determine who governs the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI want to assure you that, this is a fight that we will prevail. 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