Obaseki Wants Nationwide Protests For Political Reasons – Okpebholo

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo has claimed that Governor Godwin Obaseki is urging planners of the nationwide protest by remaining silent.

He berated the governor for running the state to only his advantage and that of his few allies.

Okpebholo stated this in Benin City on Tuesday during an interactive session with the Correspondents Chapel of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He urged the citizenry to remain calm, insisting that one year was too short to score President Bola Tinubu’s government low.

He said “The protest they are planning for August 1 is not necessary. Is it President Tinubu that is just one year on office that they are blaming for what is happening? There is a global economic challenge that is not peculiar to Nigeria and some people including Governor Obaseki want it for political reasons which I am sure will all fail.”

On security, Okpbholo said from the day he resumes office as governor, the issue of insecurity would be tackled as he took a swipe on the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, who he said has been disconnected from his people until he wanted to contest election.

“When we win by the grace of God, we will go after them, they will relocate from this state,” he said.