Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, says Adams Oshiomhole
and Bola Tinubu constitute a threat to Nigeria’s democracy.
Obaseki fell out with Oshiomhole, former national chairman
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the build-up to the Edo governorship
election.
Oshiomhole, who was instrumental in Obaseki’s victory in
2016, became his antagonist.
The former APC national chairman threw his weight behind
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his party’s candidate, who was Obaseki’s major rival in 2016.
A few days to the election, Tinubu, national leader of the
APC, did a TV broadcast asking the people of Edo to vote out Obaseki on the
grounds that he is a dictator.
But Obaseki won the poll, beating Ize-Iyamu with a clear
margin of 84,336 votes.
Speaking on ARISE TV on Tuesday, Obaseki said if nothing is
done to clip the wings of Tinubu and Oshiomhole, they will destroy the
country’s democracy.
“The challenge with
people like Oshiomhole and Ahmed Tinubu is that they if they do not accept and
change their style and attitude, they pose a big danger to our democracy
because they are extra-constitutional players,” Obaseki said.
“They constituted themselves into what they say they are
without any constitutional responsibilities and try to overlord themselves over
people who have constitutional authority and if we allow them to continue it
will destroy our democracy.”
Obaseki also said his statement was personal, but “it is
about their role in our democracy”.
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