Merry Christmas to every member of this great Edo PoliticalFforum. As 2012 draws to a close let us let bye gone be bye gone. If we have been opportune in the time past to assist friends  in their times of need it should never become an issue of public discuss. We all can use a  help . It helps sometimes when your friends knows that you can keep some personal things about them to yourself and will not run them down in the public. I do not see anything that can not be resolved over a bottle of "beer"  My late Uncle and a popular transporter in Benin City in the early 70's once told his son that he was an investment risk. One of his son approached him for a loan to execute a contract. So he ask the young man for a collateral and the son proudly said Dad I am your son that is my guaranty.  My uncle asked what of if you are crossing the road tomorrow morning and a trailer crushes you who will pay my money? and what will you tell God you did with my money? If you can not let go of the money do not  borrow to a friend. Again MERRY CHRISTMAS to all on EPF.

Wonders and the mystery of Death will never end. Yesterday the 20^th of December 2012 at the upper sokponba road area of Benin City, tragedy struck when a fight ensued over  #20.00 and a young/fresh University graduate lost his life. The story was that the young graduate took Okada  (a motor bike used as a means of transport in Nigeria) to his house. The Hausa bike rider had charged the graduate passenger #100.00 but on getting to the graduate’s destination/family house he paid the bike rider #80.00 instead of the agreed #100.00. The bike rider refused the offer and the graduate threw the money on the ground and worked away. The bike rider insisted on getting his complete money and that the money should be handed to him and not thrown on the flour. A woman in the neighbourhood who watched for a while came out and added the balance #20.00. But the bike rider refused and said the graduate should pick the money from the ground and give it to him personally. After a long argument and persuasion from his neighbours the graduate then agreed to pick the money up. However,  as he bent down to do so the Hausa boy pick up a piece of firewood that the boys mother sells and struck the graduate on the head. The force was much that the boys eyes popped out of the skull and he died on the way to the hospital. As the Hausa boy was about to escape the neighbourhood boys apprehended him and handed him over to the police.

Some people are of the view that if such a thing had happened in the North that they would have lynched the non native instantly. The Benins they say  are very accommodative. Others are also saying that the late graduate and other youths in that area are always of the habit of entering okada and not paying  the riders that the reason the people did not lynch the Hausa boy was that they did not like the injustice.

The graduate has carelessly wasted his life, caused pain for his parents and made the Christmas a miserable holiday for all concern. I hear the graduate is from the Royal Family of Ugo in Iyeke-Orhionmion. They say his father was the one that held the enogieship unbehalf of the current Enogie of Ugo who was then too young to ascend the throne.

In response to a post by  Akin Etin- Ojehomon Sr on employment discrimination in the USA...... That is the more reason we should all come home and develop a concept for our people. The Yoruba's are doing it in Lagos and Nigeria. When the big companies come to Nigeria and anchor in Lagos they make sure that their people staff all the sensitive positions by the time the company grows and expands to other states they send Yoruba managers to man their branches even the churches like Baptist, RCCG, Anglican, Catholics, Living Faith etc  are also ran this way. They all have Yoruba managers/Bishop in Benin City. Who come be mumu? I will surfer racism overseas and then at home.  However, if we come together we can also create a NICHE for our people.

There is the news making rounds that the late governor of Kaduna state who died in a helicopter crash a few days back will be replaced by his wife as the deputy governor. This is the most civilise action of the Nigeria Political class. It is a civilise thing to do. The Americans do it every time. There is HOPE for my country.

This is my response to a post by Henry Igiede on EPF lamenting the protest of Edo Courier service over the non payment of their 14 months salary. ....Genuine concern but in that 14 months how much did the courier company make? What was the contribution of each and everyone of them towards running down the company? When I see retired civil servants complaining about the non payment of their dues I always laugh at them because if when they were in the service they corrected the abnormally or made life easy for those before them they would not be experiencing the non payment now. People should always do what is right.

Hi folks my laptop was infected with a virus that cleaned out my entire data. I just started rebuilding my data base again. I only promised to bring news of the happenings in Benin to the knowledge of our people. I do not know how doing so could affect any body negatively, as I strongly believe in the freedom of information. So for anyone to send a virus my way is dangerous for democracy. Anyway the protest held successfully in Benin City as planned by the organizers. The people came out in their thousands to denounce Adams policies. Although there was a twist, the government of Comrade Adams as usual mobilized tugs who disguised as pro government protesters. They descended on the protesters and gave them the beating of their life. I hear many of the protesters were arrested and that some are still languishing in various jail houses. The action of this government  may be a surprise to many but for those of us who are in the know it is expected. We already know that FAKE democrats will destroy every thing that stand in their way and themselves in the process of parading themselves as t he true and authentic. Again I say kudos to the organizers of the protest against arbitrarily land use taxation.

Tomorrow in Edo State we will know who is the BOSS as the electorates lead by members of Edo Political Forum and Edo Youth Congress and many other organisation starts an OCCUPY the EDHA. The EDHA is the Edo State House of Assembly. The law making organ of the government. The are taking action over the new land use tax introduced by the state governor.  We are watching and I will keep everyone posted.

A bill to tax land owners and building owners was introduced and passed by the Edo State house of Assembly and was signed into law late yesterday by the state governor Comrade Adams Oshiomole. The bill has generated a lot of controversies right from the day it was introduced and has claimed many causalities among them were the members of the assembly that were against the bill the were summarily removed from their chairmanship of committees in the house. Then came the public statement by the majority leader of the house that the bill was targeted towards rich people that leaves in the GRA and have uncompleted hotel buildings like the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion. Now the Esama’s radio and television has gone to town interview people who are condemning the majority leader. Lastly, the all  powerful Edo Political Forum, EPF that has over 6,000 members and very active on Facebook has joined forces with the Edo Youth Congress,  EYC to call on the people of Edo State to occupy the state assembly on Monday from 6am. I will keep everyone posted.

This is my response to Osamuyi Paul Ogbebor who asked in Edo Political Forum that why are hotel patrons coming to Benin City. Here is my response...@ Osamuyi Paul Ogbebor for your information the tourist attraction in Benin City is unic to Benin City alone. Benin City provides "GROOVE" for her hotel customers, they like it and keep coming back. Another thing we have going for Benin City is money repatriation from foreign based Edos. As for kidnappers and robbers they are bad for business. @ Amafe Jessica you are right police of old will turn you over but the advent of GSM has made it impossible.