Oshiomhole Has Turned Against The People – Edo Dep Gov

Mr. Philip Shaibu has accused Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of giving a false narration of the incident in his Iyamho country home last weekend and also of turning against Okada riders that he once labelled as his Infantry Division of his political army.

Shaibu, the deputy governor of Edo State in a statement on Monday rebuffed the allegations levelled against him by Oshiomhole of having mobilized Okada riders to humiliate him at the convocation ceremonies of the Edo Varsity, Iyamho.

Shaibu said:

“The accusation, by itself, is contradicting in the sense that it alluded to the rising reception that greeted the governor by the youths of Etsako West on his arrival in Iyamho, the previous day on Friday, 1st November, 2019.

“It was a joyous reception, no violence nor negative incident occurred on that day as the youths were only on ground to show solidarity with the government of Godwin Obaseki.

“Incidentally, the deputy governor was nowhere near Iyamho on that Friday as he was fully engaged in official matters in Benin.

“In fact, the deputy governor was himself a victim of the Saturday attack, considering the fact that he was actually in the same bus with the governor, the Oba of Lagos and other dignitaries.

“The simple truth is that the national chairman felt offended and intimidated by the huge crowd of party youths that came out in solidarity with the governor.

“He then decided to ‘teach’ the governor and his deputy a lesson by organising those misguided elements to take up arms against the state. He should be courageous enough to own up to his design.

“I see this as clearly a case of entrapment, because the national chairman invited them to his house knowing very well that he had prepared for them, an attack by his political infantry as the statement dished out at the Sunday press conference did not add up.

“It is a pity that our national chairman now sees ‘okada’ riders as thugs considering the fact that these were the same people who were in the vanguard of his struggle to reclaim his stolen mandate. He rode on their backs to judicial victory in 2007/2008.”

“How come that the fighters of justice are now being labelled as thugs by no other person than the sole beneficiary of their struggle. So, position can really change a man?

“The deputy governor is a man of peace and honour who has never been associated with thuggery or merchants of violence.

“As much as I would not want to banter words with our highly respected national chairman who we perceive as a living political legend, Nigerians know better between him and Edo State deputy governor who has thugs as associates, fondly referred to by him as ‘my infantry division’.”

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