GOVERNOR OBASEKI ‘BANS’ OSHIOMHOLE’S ENTRY INTO EDO STATE

The political feud between National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has taken another dimension, as the State Government placed a ‘ban’ on Oshiomhole on his entry into the State.

Penpushing reports that, the Deputy Governor of the State , Philip Shaibu, gave the indication  on Thursday while addressing a rally at Egor local government area to welcome the Chairman of the Edgor Local Government, Eghe Ogbemudia, who has just been recalled from suspension by Governor Obaseki.

The Deputy Governor who addressed the rally in pidgin declared that,  Oshiomhole who was a former Governor of the State  cannot enter the State without the permission from Governor Godwin Obaseki, a one time political godson of Oshiomhole .

“We have discovered that anywhere he (Oshiomhole) goes, there is violence. So now we have said until he takes permission from Governor. He cannot come to Edo State because we are peaceful people. Edo state is peaceful, he should not come and create crisis for us.”

Penpushing further reports that, the Deputy Governor alleged Oshiomhole  that he taught them how to fight “godfather” adding,  “Him think say we be fool? Time don reach make we let am know say wetin him teach us we don perfect am and everything wey we go dey do na wetin he teach us,”.

“Him teach us make we dey fight who?“So are we not fighting godfather now? Whether him na godfather, whether another person na godfather, wetin him tell us be say make we dey fight godfather. The Bible say, teach your children the way of the lord, so that when they grow up they will follow dat wey!

“Oshiomhole teach us, when we were young, the way to fight godfather, so that when we are big we will continue to abide it. No be so? Somebody wey be national chairman, though we don suspend am now. If you be national chairman of any party, the way wey Oshiomhole dey come say he wan receive people for Edo without permission from our governor, him fit go Kano like dat say to receive people to APC without the permission of Kano governor?”

“Can Oshiomhole go to Imo state without the permission of the governor, say dem go do rally for there? Can Oshiomhole go to Kaduna state, say him dey go receive people for Kaduna state without el-Rufai approving?

“Na our governor him see finish? Him see our governor finish! Him see all of us finish? Time don reach to tell-am say when he was governor of Edo state, Oyegun no fit come here say to come receive people for party here?” Shaibu said.

Penpushing also reports that,   the Deputy Governor’s  spokesman Musa  Ebomhiana ,  in his remarks to establish if truly his boss announced  such declaration which was considered an incitement to violence,said,“That is not an incitement!  He did not say they should attack Oshiomhole, he did not say they should beat up Oshiomhole, he did not say they should lock up Oshiomhole. He said he should take permission from the state government!” .

“But if Mr Oshiomhole refuses to take permission, what happens?. He is not a baby, he is the former Governor of the State, he knows the right thing to do,” adding that the  Edo State Government has banned rallies and political meetings in the state to forestall a breakdown of order.

Meanwhile, it is recalled that, Oshiomhole assisted  Obaseki to succeed him as Governor in 2016 against all the odds, but the duo parted ways afterward and since then the Edo State Government has repeatedly accused Oshiomhole of wanting to impose himself as godfather to the Governor