Godwin Obaseki,
governor of Edo, says his administration should not be held responsible if
anything bad happens to Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), in the state.
In a statement on
Monday, Crusoe Osagie, media aide to the governor, said Oshiomhole has
repeatedly ignored security protocol on visitation to the state, and that the
state government should not be blamed when he faces the consequences of his
action.
He said the national
chairman visited the state on Saturday, thereby causing “sudden tension in
Benin metropolis which resulted in large, unruly crowds gathering in strategic
points and military personnel shooting sporadically, thrusting the city into
pandemonium”.
Osagie said the
state government had no prior notice of Oshiomhole’s visit, and that he ought
to have informed the government and other relevant authorities of his visit.
“It is unfortunate
that a former Governor who should understand basic security and protocol
standards will willfully and repeatedly violate them and cause tension and
severe threat to public safety and security,” he said.
“A few months ago,
when Comrade Oshiomhole caused tension in the state due to the same behavior,
we had reported formally to the Inspector General of Police and the Department
of State Services about the avoidable carnage, destruction of property and
severe injuries to many persons as well as general unrest which resulted from
Comrade Oshiomhole’s abuse of protocol and his penchant for crisis and
violence.
“Apparently, Comrade
Oshiomhole has continuously defied all efforts by security agencies across the
country, including the Inspector General of Police, and the Department of State
Services (DSS), among others, to ensure peace, therefore posing severe threat
not only to Edo State but the country at large.
“We, however, want
to warn that since Oshiomhole has decided to carry on with his character of
impunity, disrespect for processes and continuous stirring of crisis and
disruption of peace in the state, the Edo State Government would not be
responsible when he reaps the consequences of his unruly behavior.”
Osagie asked
President Muhammadu Buhari and security agencies in the country to “prevail on
Comrade Oshiomhole to discontinue these acts of impunity, in the interest of
ordinary law-abiding Edo people”.
He said the state
government is committed to preserving public safety and order.
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