Oshiomhole gives N20m to family of late Journalist, renames Delta Crescent after former secretary

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday gave N20million to the immediate family of a journalist, Olatunji Jacob, who died in the April 28 accident involving the governor’s convoy on the Afuze-Auchi road.

Oshiomhole announced this during a funeral service held at Olomo, Edo State, hometown of the late journalist.


Governor Oshiomhole said the money was to cater for the education of the children of the deceased.

He promised to rehabilitate the community school in Jacob’s honour.
The remains of the late journalist had laid in state at the premises of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) before the burial.

Renames Street after Oyerinde
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, has renamed the Delta Crescent, where the mansion of the former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih is located in GRA Benin City, after the his late Principal Private Secretary, Olaitan Oyerinde.

The Governor who made the pronouncement Wednesday, during the Service of Songs for the deceased Oyerinde at Government House Benin City, said Oyerinde who was murdered at his residence last week, fought against god fatherism and the entrenchment of democracy and good governance in Edo state, “therefore it is very proper we rename Delta Crescent where a lot of big men resides, after him”.