The fuel crisis is Benin City has taken a torn for the worse. Inhabitants now spend as much as 24 hours at the fuel stations to get a minimum of 10 litres. The question many people are asking now is that what is the Federal ans State government doing to reverse this trend. But from our investigation one will have to conclude that nothing is been done. The story making the round has it that the may refinery is being serviced. But how can a refinery of a country with over 160 million people embark on servicing without making provision on how to sustain the population? All the people want now is fuel for the vehicles and farm equipment.

The evil of fuel shortage is back to Benin City again. I do not know what is responsible for this current fuel shortage, but its effects are evident everywhere. Car owners, bus drivers, motorcycle transport operators popularly called okada riders and small scale business owner are negatively affected. Some now spend as much as three days at the various filling stations in order to buy fuel. I have been reliable informed too that they petrol station owners might but rationing what they have and that they are seriously involve in underhand deals like supplying feul to the black market where the fuel sells for 500% of the approved price. My advice is that people should plan their trips and avoid unnecessary movements. People should also not store fuel at home. I just hope the federal government will do some thing to savage the situation.

Please spread this information to everyone especially those that are living in the Riverine areas and places on the river banks.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/federal-ministry-of-environment-issues-another-flood-alert/

Edo State of Nigeria celebrates two of their illustrious sons Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia and Chief Dr. Sir Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion born in September. The birthday of Chief Igbinedion is 11th September, he is 78 years old. While that of Dr. Ogbemudia is 18th, his is 80 years old. Dr Ogbemudia was a two time governor of the old Midwestern State and later Bendel State. The State was later divided into Edo and Delta States. It is good to note that Dr Ogbemudia became a military Governor in 1967 at the age of 35 while the president or Head of State at the time was 28 years old, a feet no longer possible in today's Nigeria. He was elected as Governor in 1983, but their government was over thrown by a military coup lead by General Mohammend Buhari. Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion is a businessman. He is also the Esama of Benin Kingdom, a highly place Chief in the Oba of Benin Palace. He pioneered the private Airline industry and private University in Nigeria. He owned defunct Okada Airline, Igbinedion University, Igbinedion Education Centre (which is a private primay and secondary school). Chief Igbinedion is regarded as a marketing genius. He named his Airline after his village Okada, and because the Airline was marketed as the cheapest way to travel, Nigerians bought into it and today they popularly call motorcycle transport in the country Okada.
Again happy Birthday to these two great sons of Edo State.