{"id":19017,"date":"2020-06-05T07:36:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T07:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19017"},"modified":"2020-06-05T07:36:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T07:36:52","slug":"obaseki-loses-another-cabinet-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19017","title":{"rendered":"Obaseki loses another cabinet member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Obaseki1.jpg\" alt=\"No end in sight for Edo APC crisis, as Obaseki's supporters reject Lawan\u2019s reconciliation committee\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Governor&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/buhari-obaseki-meet-ahead-of-edo-guber-primary\/\">Godwin Obaseki<\/a>&nbsp;of Edo State has lost another key cabinet member as his Commissioner for Information, Paul Ohonbamu has tendered his resignation letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resignation of the commissioner is coming after the governor\u2019s Chief of Staff, Taiwo Akerele resigned his appointment, citing administrative reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is also coming as Obaseki prepares to confront what may be a tough primary election for the ticket of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the September 19, 2020 governorship election, where he would be attempting to secure a second term in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ohonbamu\u2019s resignation was contained in a letter addressed to Obaseki on Thursday, in Benin, the state capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hereby tender my letter of resignation as a commissioner in Edo to His Excellency, Mr Godwin Obaseki this June 4, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout setting a precedent, I have decided to step aside as cabinet member and operate outside for the general good of Edo and pursuit of happiness for the citizens,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former commissioner also expressed his gratitude to the governor for the opportunity given to him to serve the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am particularly delighted that His Exellency\u2019s second term bid is firm and surefooted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhether we shall meet again I know not, therefore our everlasting farewell take. If we do meet we shall smile, if not it is true this parting was well made\u201d, Ohonbamu added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor&nbsp;Godwin Obaseki&nbsp;of Edo State has lost another key cabinet member as his Commissioner for Information, Paul Ohonbamu has tendered his resignation letter. The resignation of the commissioner is coming after the governor\u2019s Chief of Staff, Taiwo Akerele resigned his appointment, citing administrative reasons. This is also coming as Obaseki prepares to confront what may be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Obaseki loses another cabinet member &raquo; WatchDog Plus Media<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19017\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Odofin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19017#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Politics\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?cat=10\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Obaseki loses another cabinet member\"}]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Obaseki loses another cabinet member &raquo; WatchDog Plus Media","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19017","author":"Odofin","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=19017#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Politics","item":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?cat=10"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Obaseki loses another cabinet member"}]}]}},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Odofin","author_link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?author=2"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?cat=10\" rel=\"category\">Politics<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Governor&nbsp;Godwin Obaseki&nbsp;of Edo State has lost another key cabinet member as his Commissioner for Information, Paul Ohonbamu has tendered his resignation letter. 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