Edo
State Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Monday warned the Esama of
Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, to stop undermining state laws.
State Governor Adams Oshiomhole on Monday warned the Esama of
Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, to stop undermining state laws.
Oshiomhole,
at the inauguration of 14 newly elected local government chairmen
in Benin, said government had the capacity and the will to
contain Igbinedion’s excesses.
at the inauguration of 14 newly elected local government chairmen
in Benin, said government had the capacity and the will to
contain Igbinedion’s excesses.
He also
asked the state Independent Electoral Commission to tender unreserved apology
to the people of the state for the lapses recorded in the local government
election held on Saturday.
asked the state Independent Electoral Commission to tender unreserved apology
to the people of the state for the lapses recorded in the local government
election held on Saturday.
He
said, “There is evidence that he (Igbinedion) has undermined the prosperity of
the state for a very long time. Those who live in glass houses do not throw
stones.
said, “There is evidence that he (Igbinedion) has undermined the prosperity of
the state for a very long time. Those who live in glass houses do not throw
stones.
“I want
to send a warning to Chief Igbinedion that he should take it easy; he has
acquired a lot of government land that the people have not engaged him on. He
walks as if he is above the law. He was a chief tax collector in this state,
pocketing 25 to 30 per cent of every kobo that accrued while his son was the
governor.
to send a warning to Chief Igbinedion that he should take it easy; he has
acquired a lot of government land that the people have not engaged him on. He
walks as if he is above the law. He was a chief tax collector in this state,
pocketing 25 to 30 per cent of every kobo that accrued while his son was the
governor.
“I have
not looked back because my mandate is to look forward. I want to put him on
notice that if he continues with elderly rascality, I will bring him to
justice.
not looked back because my mandate is to look forward. I want to put him on
notice that if he continues with elderly rascality, I will bring him to
justice.
“He
must never ever underestimate the fact that I have the will and I have the
capacity to deploy that will; if he crosses the law, he will be cut to size.
must never ever underestimate the fact that I have the will and I have the
capacity to deploy that will; if he crosses the law, he will be cut to size.
“Elders
must teach the younger ones to behave responsibly.
must teach the younger ones to behave responsibly.
The
governor berated Igbinedion over his alleged conduct on election day on
Saturday in Okada.
governor berated Igbinedion over his alleged conduct on election day on
Saturday in Okada.
“You
heard how he is using ITV in a very reckless manner, in clear
breach of the NBC code. He reduced himself as a high chief, leaving where
he is registered to vote and going all the way to Okada on a day movement was
restricted across the state.
heard how he is using ITV in a very reckless manner, in clear
breach of the NBC code. He reduced himself as a high chief, leaving where
he is registered to vote and going all the way to Okada on a day movement was
restricted across the state.
“He got
to Okada and illegally used mobile policemen to walk on the street; going to
the police station where sensitive election materials were kept in
order to vandalise the sensitive electoral materials to ensure elections did
not take place.
to Okada and illegally used mobile policemen to walk on the street; going to
the police station where sensitive election materials were kept in
order to vandalise the sensitive electoral materials to ensure elections did
not take place.
“If he
misleads himself into believing that he has the birth right to continue to
appropriate and privatise the resources of Edo State, he is living in a
fool’s paradise.”
misleads himself into believing that he has the birth right to continue to
appropriate and privatise the resources of Edo State, he is living in a
fool’s paradise.”
Source: Punch
