Obaseki hails payment of Libya returnees by Benin monarch

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, for offering tô place some deportees from Libya on a monthly salary for a period of three months.

Governor Obaseki described the gesture as a landmark effort towards  rehabilitating the deportees.

Obaseki commendation which was contained in a statement he personally signed Governor stated that the Oba has shown commitment to seeing that the deportees are catered for and protected from the vagaries of idleness.

According to the statement, “I commend the Oba’s support for the returnees. This has shown that the Oba is not just committed to ensuring that our youths break loose from the grip of human trafficking, but that those who survived the hellish experience in Libya are catered for and do not have any reasons whatsoever to go back to their vomit.

“This gesture came at the right time and will further complement the state government’s efforts to rehabilitate the returnees and reintegrate them into society. We are delighted and appreciate the Oba’s support since the onset of the recent campaign to stem the tide of illegal migration and human trafficking.

“We, at this juncture, want to call on our illustrious sons and daughters to join in this campaign and help our brothers and sisters as they settle back into society. The Oba’s gesture is a clarion call to all. Much as the state government is committing resources to make this happen, we are certain that this cause could do with more hands. This will help build structures and institutions to stem the tide of the menace and restore our ethos and pride as a people,” Obaseki said.

 

 

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