Edo State Governor’s Convoy Stuck On A Flooded Bad Road After Heavy Rainfall

Edo State Governor Obaseki’s official car, convoy stuck on a flooded road after heavy rainfall on Friday. 

In a statement released on Sunday, Gov Obaseki confirmed he was stranded on Sapele road due to the flooding. 

Footage shared shows the moment Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki’s long convoy got stuck on a flooded road along Benin-Sapele Road after heavy downpour on Friday.

Cars in the Governor’s entire convoy, including his official vehicle, a bulletproof Lexus LX 570 SUV, were seen stuck in the middle of heavy flood due to bad roads.

A background voice in the video said :

“When we told the government to fix the road, they were busy filling the potholes with broken blocks. They think they are suffering the masses. Now it is payback time as the masses are not the only ones suffering the collapse of this road.

“The governor is the one inside the vehicle but it has stopped moving. This is his vehicle (pointing at it), he cannot come down as he is ashamed. Everyone (both the poor and the rich) is feeling the brunt of bad policies in the country,” he added.

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In a statement released on Sunday, Governor Obaseki confirmed he was stranded on Sapele road due to the flooding. He said:

“I was on Sapele Road recently. After the heavy downpour, the road was impassable. What is going on in Benin-Sapele Road is scandalous.

“I don’t think that any region where the oil resources that sustain the country come from should be neglected. We have done everything possible. We don’t know what to do again to draw the attention of the federal government to these roads.”

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