Oshiomhole Explains Why He Is Ashamed

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Adams Oshiomhole has expressed his shame at the purported actions of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the brewing crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly saying that the worst form of robbery is political robbery.

It was the first time that the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC would speak on the developments in his home state Rivers Monday.

Oshiomhole spoke on Friday evening when he received a delegation of the party’s members in the Bauchi State House of Assembly at the party secretariat in Abuja which came to lament the fractionalization of the Bauchi State House of Assembly.

Like in Edo State, a minority of members of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, comprising 11 of the 31 members-elect were inaugurated without 20 members all of who belong to the APC.

Comparing the happenings in Bauchi to the one in Edo State, Oshiomhole said: “Unfortunately, the situation in Bauchi is also similar to the one that is happening in Edo State. I am ashamed to talk about it but there is nothing to hide.

“We have a similar situation in Edo where in our own case we have 24/24 all of them APC but somebody wants a particular person as a Speaker, 19 out of 24 are opposed to this person.”

“The attempt  by the Governor of Bauchi State to Illegally resort to nocturnal tactics at nocturnal hours to purport to inaugurate the house… I have briefed the President in full having met with you earlier in the day when you shared with me the details. I have had conversations with the Governor so I have all the facts.

“We members of the NWC have met with the IG after deliberating on the issues.  We will prevail on him to ensure that the police do not provide security for an illegal act because the worst form of robbery is political robbery, it is worse than robbing people of their property.

“if you rob people of their right to govern, the people of Bauchi in their wisdom have chosen to entrust the leadership of the Bauchi State House of Assembly in the hands of the APC by voting for 21 of you while they allow PDP Only 10. That is that APC should control the legislature. 

There is nothing anybody can do in a democracy to change the fact. The earlier the Governor of Bauchi comes to terms with this reality the better for him and for everyone. But I want to assure you that we are a party that believes in the rule of law.”

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