Despite My Initial Reservations, My Son Is Qualified To Be Commissioner for Health – Adams Oshiomhole

A former governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole has come out to say that his son, Cyril is qualified to serve as the Commissioner for Health in the South-South state.

He recently had his say while appearing as a guest on Channels Television*s Politics Today program, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, even if it was true that he voiced his concerns to the governor when the decision was made back then, his son is very qualified for the job he was appointed to do.

Adams added that he now fully accepts that he can only do so much to control his adult son.

His words, “He doesn’t work under me; maybe Governor Monday is grooming him. When I was in Edo, I stopped him when he wanted to go for the House of Reps. I said no and supported another guy. The second time he wanted to try, I said no. This time the governor decided to pick him. He is qualified.

I did express my concerns when I heard. I called him and expressed my concerns. I expressed those concerns to the governor that people might say this and that.

Those were the reasons why I stopped him from contesting elections when I was in office but then I have to accept that in the world that we live in, you can only do so much to control your son but not when he is already of adult age.

But the point must be made: I invested in my children’s education. I didn’t want them to go through what I went through. So, Dr Cyril is not just a medical doctor from ABU (Ahmadu Bello University), he went to do post-graduate in two universities in the US including Harvard and another university in Louisiana. He does something about public health.

So, he is not having it because he is Oshiomhole; I will say he is having in spite of being Oshiomhole.”