The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday called on the state House of Assembly to begin impeachment moves against Governor Godwin Obaseki over comments in a viral video where he was seen threatening that Nigeria would burn if what happened last Thursday where some people shot at the convoy of Philip Shaibu in the company of the governorship candidate of the party, Sen. Monday Okpebholo where his police orderly was sh0t de@d.
In the video, Obaseki was addressing a group of people believed to be party faithful and supporters about the incident and was all3ging that members of his party were being targ3ted.
Obaseki said in the video that “We just kept quiet
last Thursday, if they try what they tried last Thursday again, Nigeria will bu.rn and I will lead it. You don’t behave like that, we have passed that stage. If you want to go to the court, you wait for the court. We are not animals, the last time we kept quiet, I told all of you, you are the one that have something to lose, does not mean that they should take us for granted. Those people who did it, you refuse to arrest them, rather they want to come and arrest our boys.”
The APC statement by its Acting State Chairman, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe said the comments of Obaseki were possible to incite the public.
Part of it reads “To say the least Obaseki’s latest vi0lent thre@t to Nigeria and Nigerians is a descent into madness that must quickly be tamed to avoid anarchy and breakdown of law and order in Edo State and Nigeria.
“The avoidable trag!c incident of last Thursday July 18 2024, is a vivid example of howfar the state sponsored extrajudicial killings have been going on, but covered by the state government with deceptive reports of inter-cult fights in the state. It was time this madness stopped. It is time to stop Mr. Obaseki before he carries out his thre@t.
We are therefore calling on the State House of Assembly to immediately condemn Obaseki’s reckless and dangerous threat to burn down Nigeria.
“Additionallyto forestall and end his unprecedented heinous plans, we are urging the speaker and members of Edo State House of Assembly to immediately start his impeachment process that has become overdue.
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