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Nigerian Indigene Emerges Mayor In UK

By ANDY EGBON
THE Mayor of London Borough of Barking and Degenham, and an indigene of Edo State, Rev’d Emmanuel Obasohan on Thursday paid a courtesy visit on the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Pius Egberanmwen Odubu.


The visit was to formally inform the deputy governor of his feat of emerging the Mayor of the Borough and the Deputy Mayor after a keenly contested election for the 2008/2009 and the 2009/2010 year respectively.


By the feat, Rev’d Obasohan has become the first man of African extraction and indeed Nigerian to be so elected.


Rev’d Obasohan appreciated the achievements of present administration in the state so far, quoting from a Bible verse “when the righteous rule, the people rejoice” .


According to the Mayor, though lots still need to be done and expectations are high, he is optimistic that many more work would be done by the administration to transform the state.


He recalled his visit to Benin City in August last year to train workers for Edo State also to assuage the sufferings of the elderly people in the society.


Besides, he said he was in the state for the launch of his book “Living the Dream”, proceeds of which would be committed to “The Mayor Obasohan Foundation” for the development of social welfare activities.

In his remark, Dr. Odubu appreciated the Mayor’s popularity which gave him the mandate of the people in a foreign land.


In Edo State, Dr. Odubu said government was not unaware of the enormous challenges of developing the state and the people’s expectations.


This, he said is responsible for their putting in their best into raising enormous resources to meet the challenges.


According to him, “we believe in hard work and we try to put in our best into this enterprise” (governance).


http://www.nigerianobservernews.com/13062009/weekendobserver/news/3.html