Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that his predecessor and former friend and associate, Adams Oshiomhole, is planning hard to cause a crisis before the upcoming governorship election in the state.
According to him, the crisis rocking the House of Assembly in the state is a pointer to that.
Obviously referring to Oshiomhole, with whom he is at loggerheads, as a former governor, he said in a broadcast on Friday, “This unfortunate situation has festered because a former governor of the state is bent on throwing the state into crisis ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections.
“The action of the lawmakers on Thursday is tantamount to treason and this government will take all steps necessary to defend the rule of law and democratic ideals” e said in a broadcast on Friday, Governor Godwin Obaseki has condemned the “planned” takeover of the Edo state House of Assembly on Thursday August 6, an incident he described as a coup d’etat.”
He described the inauguration of the hitherto stranded 14 lawmakers in the state as illegal:
“The attempt to invade the assembly complex had all the hallmarks of an attempted coup d’état. My administration will do whatever it takes to defend the rule of law.
“Any person or group of persons who set out to test our will in this regard will meet with the full wrath of the law,” the governor said.
“The people of Edo State rose as one to prevent the desecration of our democracy. It is however worrisome that certain persons are willing to plunge the society into avoidable anarchy and conflict just to satisfy their illegitimate objectives,” he noted.
