Shallipopi hangs out with Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, and wife

"From ex convict to best convict" - Shallipopi hangs out with the Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his wife, Betsy

Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter, Crown Uzama, known professionally as Shallipopi, recently garnered attention on social media for his hangout with the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and his wife, Betsy. In a video circulating on social media, the popular singer was seen engaging in a conversation with the first lady.

"From ex convict to best convict" - Shallipopi hangs out with the Edo governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his wife, Betsy

Nigerian singer, Shallipopi. Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki was captured enjoying his meal while his wife and Shallipopi chatted. Shortly after the conversation with the first lady, Shallipopi returned to his seat beside the governor. The interaction between the first lady and the Nigerian singer has piqued the interest of many fans, who have taken to the comments section to share their observations. Check out some of the reactions below: @jahy_official: “From ex convict to best convict.” @Judeze_GODSon: “Looks like Shallipopi covers more grounds in Edo state compared to Rema.” @IfYouMissFidel: “The woman dey give am expectation to beat, typical African mother behavior.” @SoftBlackLife: “She dey advise am make him no follow them Naira Marley.” @jejewayo: “No be lie dem like shallipopi for Benin pass rema o.” @kyng_oc: “See as this big head dey chop any how.” WATCH VIDEO: Shallipopi having dinner with the First Lady of Edo state. pic.twitter.com/8MJkUxLek0 — Dami’ Adenuga (@DAMIADENUGA) December 31, 2023

Edo-born LASU’s best graduating student gets automatic employment from Obaseki

Edo-born LASU’s best graduating student gets automatic employment from Obaseki

First Class Law graduate, at the Lagos State University (LASU), Miss. Yusuf Aminat, who hails from Edo State, has been offered automatic employment in the State’s public service by the Governor, Godwin Obaseki. GistReel reports that Yusuf emerged as the best-ever graduate at LASU with a 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in the institution’s Law Degree Programme.

Edo-born LASU’s best graduating student gets automatic employment from Obaseki

Edo deputy governor, Philip Shaibu with LASU First Class Law graduate, Miss. Yusuf Aminat, The governor’s offer was conveyed by the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq. where he said “Beyond merely congratulating her, we have offered automatic employment to her. Indeed, we have reached out to her parents and spoken with them. They have accepted our offer of employment.” The Deputy Governor of the state, Rt Hon Philip Shaibu had earlier hosted Aminat and her parents in his office where he said she is a role model to young Nigerians who have demonstrated their desire to take back Nigeria into their hands. Shaibu said “You have given hope to that child that thinks all is lost. Nigeria is in dire need of role models, role models are lacking in our system and the last elections showed that the young people are ready to take their destiny in their hands, people like you will have to play a role to motivate them.” The Dean of the Law Faculty in LASU, Professor Kareem Olatoye who was represented by Obadan Abudu who is a lecturer in the University said she is very hard working and always in the library. To her father, Ibrahim Yusuf, Aminat has always shown the tendency to be bright and while appreciating the state government for the offer advocated the return of bursary for students. “In the past, there used to be a policy of bursary for Edo Students studying anywhere in the country, I think this is the time for the government to give that a thought again because I know what we passed through for her to study Law.” Responding, Amina said she is a proud Edo person and was always ready to give back to her homeland. She said “I have always been very passionate about reading law and the fact that women of today now have more opportunities than our mothers had I wanted to also show that to a full extent when given the opportunity we will excel and with God’s support and my parent’s support; “I have been able to do that and the goal is to excel beyond my imagination I intend to go as far as my imagination can take me and I am passionate about my state.”

Edo civil servants rejoice as Obaseki reduces work days

Fuel Subsidy: Edo civil servants rejoice as Obaseki reduces work days to 3 a week

In the wake of fuel subsidy removal by the newly sworn-in president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, fuel prices have increased astronomically, leading to a rise in the prices of goods and services and the overall cost of living in the country. Hence, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State announced on Tuesday that civil and public servants would have to commute to their workplaces from five days to three days a week in order to reduce expenses and hardship. Governor Obaseki in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin, said the measure was part of efforts to ease the sufferings currently faced by the people occasioned by the fuel subsidy removal. He said “The Edo State Government shares the pains of our people and wants to assure everyone that we are standing with them in these very challenging times. “We want to reassure our people that we will do all within our powers as a sub-national government to reduce the pains and ameliorate the sufferings our people are currently facing due to the current realities. “As a proactive government, we have since taken the step to increase the minimum wage paid to workers in Edo State from the approved N30,000 to N40,000. “We hope to increase it even further if more allocation accrues to our state from the Federal Government in view of the expected savings from the removal of the fuel subsidy,” the governor said. According to him, we know the hardship caused by this policy which has increased the cost of transportation, eating deep into the wages of workers in the state. “Therefore, the Edo State Government is hereby reducing the number of work days that civil and public servants will have to commute to their workplaces from five days to three days a week till further notice. “Workers will now work from home two days every week. “Similarly, for teachers and parents, their commuting to school will be reduced as the government is working on deepening the [email protected] initiative. “To create more virtual classrooms, thereby, reducing the cost of commuting on parents, teachers and pupils. “The Edo SUBEB will provide details on this initiative in the coming days,” Obaseki said. He said that to lower the rising cost of energy on the people, the state government would continue to work with the electricity companies in the state to improve power supply to homes and businesses. “Similarly, fiber optics connections are being made available to help our people work remotely, thereby reducing their cost of transportation,” he said.