The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to avoid a descent into anarchy following the alleged outright disregard for the rule of law.
The state caretaker committee chairman of the party, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, made the appeal at a press conference in Benin City following the impeachment of the Oredo Local Government Chairman, Tom Obaseki, on Friday.
Aziegbemi alleged that the impeachment was carried out by 12 imposters who masqueraded as councilors and invaded the council’s secretariat in Benin City. He called for the President’s intervention to address what he described as a blatant disregard for the rule of law.
He accused the Edo State government of using imposters to impeach the Oredo Local Government Council Chairman, Tom Obaseki, while other council chairmen across the 18 LGAs are being intimidated and harassed.
Describing the impeachments by the APC-led government as a “coup d’état,” Aziegbemi stated that the development is worrisome.
According to him: “We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene because the development is becoming worrisome. It is a coup by the APC-led government in Edo State against democracy.
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