Oshiomhole Planning To Unseat Obaseki Through The Judiciary, DG Shaibu Alleges |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

Philip Shaibu,  Edo State Deputy Governor, has alleged plot by former All Progressives Congress, APC, National Chairman, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, to Unseat Governor Godwin Obaseki, using the court.

Shaibu stressed that the former Labour President is planning to overturn the victory of Governor Obaseki at the September 2020 Governorship election through the Judiciary.

But Shaibu, during an empowerment program for Afemai Youths in Ogbona and Jattu respectively at the weekend, reaffirmed confidence in the judiciary and President Muhammadu Buhari to protect the nation’s democracy and the collective will of Edo people and their mandate.

According to Shaibu, Oshiomhole had, at a public function at his Iyambo residence, during the Yuletide, declared that he was instrumental to the Supreme Court victory of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State that unseated Emeka Ihedioha and will do the same to upturn the popular victory of Obaseki in Edo State, In favour of the APC Governorship Candidate at the Polls, Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Shaibu expressed disappointment over Oshiomhole’s vituperation on the clear victory of Obaseki, stressing that making unguarded utterances to indict the integrity of the Judiciary and to redeem his public image remains ridiculous.

Shaibu in a statement through his Media Aide, Benjamin Atu, urged Edo people, especially the youths to take their destiny into their hands by securing Nigeria democracy and the political future of young people.

He further charged youths to desist from making themselves available as instruments of destruction but rather add value to their lives, reassuring that the Edo State Government is committed to assisting and collaborating with young people in the state to make Edo State great again.

According to the Deputy Governor, “The Nigeria Judiciary is known to be amongst the best in the world, therefore, Oshiomhole’s utterance is a mere crying of a beaten baby and he must be made aware that Edo is not Imo State.

“Now that he has vowed to test the collective will of the good people of Edo State by attempting to subvert their will through a questionable judicial arrangement, he will obviously not to be tolerated by the managers of our judiciary.”

He added: “The victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki is a victory for Nigeria’s democracy and it was the first election in Nigeria where all political parties came together to vote for one candidate for the overall development of the state.” “Oshiomhole desirability to create tension to destabilize the state and make it ungovernable should be resisted by the good people of Edo State.