Learn From Jonathan, Obaseki Tells Oshiomhole

Godwin Obaseki has asked his immediate predecessor as governor of Edo State and national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole to learn protocol from Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

Governor Obaseki spoke when he received the former president on a courtesy visit in Benin on Sunday. President Jonathan visited Obaseki on his way to Chief Gabriel Igbinedion who he visited to appreciate him for the honour accorded him with the award of a honourary degree by Okada University founded by Igbinedion.

Speaking against the background of the faceoff between Oshiomhole and some thugs at the Benin Airport the day before, Governor Obaseki said:

The governor noted, “It is really sad that someone who has been governor of the state is visiting the state and does not realise that courtesy demands he should inform the incumbent governor or other government apparatus of his visit. He doesn’t inform the chief executive who is in charge of his security when he is in the state.

“As someone who has served the country, courtesy demands that you inform the governor of the state that you are coming and if you have time during the visit, you can pay him a courtesy call. It is really sad and unfortunate that people who have served the state and who should know better behave the way they do, with impunity and lawlessness.”

Addressing journalists during the visit, Jonathan described the visit as customary, noting, “Traditionally as someone who has been a President or a senior political office holder, when you go to a state, you have to pay a courtesy call on the Chief Executive; even if you are free or not, at least you must inform him.”

Appraising the Obaseki-led administration, the former president noted that the governor is working tirelessly to transform the state, urging him to continue with his people-oriented and transformational projects and reforms.

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