APC Condemns Obaseki’s Statement, Urges Immediate Impeachment Action By EDHA

APC Condemns Obaseki’s Statement, Urges Immediate Impeachment Action By EDHA

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday called on the state House of Assembly to condemn the alleged reckless and dangerous threat by Governor Godwin Obaseki to burn down the country.

The Edo Chairman of the party, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, who made the call in a statement, also urged the Assembly to immediately commence the impeachment process against the governor “to forestall and end his unprecedented heinous plans”.

“In the last 24 hours, Nigerians from all walks of life have been treated to a melodrama wherein the Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki gloated like a villain in a video, threatening to burn down Nigeria, if the murderers of Inspectors Akor Onuh at the Benin City Airport are arrested by the Police.

“To say the least, Obaseki’s latest violent threat 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 sign of his cognitive impairment has been a source of concern not just for Edo people, but also to the governor himself, so much so because, he readies his thugs – the dangerous Edo State Security Network (ESSN) and Public Work Volunteers (POWOV) to Kill, maim and wound anyone that holds contrary views of his divisive administration.

“The avoidable tragic incident of last Thursday, July 18, 2024, is a vivid example of how far the state-sponsored extra-judicial killings have been going on, but covered by the state government with deceptive reports of inter-cult fights in the state. It is time this madness stops. It is time to stop Mr Obaseki before he carries out his threat.

“Edo people can no longer watch Governor Obaseki’s incessant violent politics that has heightened insecurity in the state.

“We are therefore calling on the State House of Assembly to immediately condemn Obaseki’s reckless and dangerous threat to burn down Nigeria

“Additionally, to 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.

“A stitch in time saves nine. Prevention they say, is the best cure and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”, Tenebe said.

Governor Obaseki, while addressing members of his party in a viral video, had threatened that Nigeria would burn if the APC tried what they did in Edo last Thursday again.

“So, I won’t say much, the rest is up to you.

“But you know we just kept quiet last Thursday. If they try what they tried last Thursday in Edo, Nigeria will burn”, Obaseki warned in the video.