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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has advised against placing advertisements across the various media platforms to celebrate his 58th birthday on July 1, this year, urging friends and well wishers who may want to do so to donate such funds to the WeCare Trust.
A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. John Mayaki, said Obaseki was unhappy with the rate of helpless children in the state and had been making moves to rectify the social damage.
The statement read in part: “Governor Obaseki has been worried and taking steps to end the societal stigma of helpless children living on the streets and witnessing the worst parts of life before they have even had a chance to live. He will not rest until he has addressed this satisfactorily.
“He has met with religious leaders and has tried to upswing education in the state; he has also decided that funds that should have been directed to advertising felicitations for his birthday be donated to charity and orphanages in the state.”
