Independence Is A Catalyst For Development - Hon. Benedicta Ebuehi ...Salutes Etsako Easterners at Nigeria's 60th Independence anniversary
By Suleiman Ugbokhe Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi addressing a rally during campaigns for the Edo state governorship election held on September 19, 2020 Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi has enjoined the people of Etsako East local government area to guide jealously their general freedom and remain united in order to hasten development. The Executive Chairman stated this in her message to the people to mark the 60th anniversary of Nigeria's Independence from the British colonialists on October 1, 1960. "Freedom is sweet, which is what independence is all about; and nations had gone to wars over it but thankfully, we got our Independence not through the barrel of the gun but on a negotiation table," Hon. (Mrs) Benedicta Ebuehi stated in her message titled 'Freedom Is A Catalyst For Development'. "We must therefore, salute the courage and mental capacity of our heroes and heroines during the colonial era whose intelligentsia won us the independence we celebrate today...