The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to call National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole to order.
Obaseki said that the plan by the Edo Peoples Movement, a pro-Oshiomhole group, to hold a rally in the state was capable of plunging the state into crisis.
He stated this through a Friday statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie. The governor had received members of the Omega Fire Ministries (OFM), led by Pastor Azemhe Azena, who were at the Government House, Benin, on a peace walk.
“The plans of the dissident Edo Peoples Movement to again disrupt the peace in the state in Edo Central Senatorial District is unauthorised and goes against the directives of the police and state government.
“The government calls on the Presidency and Inspector-General of Police to kindly caution the suspended national chairman of the APC and let him know that no one can be above the law of the land and his ambition to be the ultimate godfather in Edo State is not worth the lives and safety of millions of Edo people,” Obaseki said.
He said that his government would not tolerate any attempt by anyone to foment trouble in the state.
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“We have no fear; no man is God. He will not accept any man playing God. They say they want to run an illegal rally in the state to escalate the crisis. We are waiting for them. Let them come to the state again to hold a rally and cause destruction. We will show them that God has given us peace and God will deal with them.
“Three nights ago, some people who planned to set new Era Hall ablaze were arrested in Benin. They have been handed over to the police. The Federal Fire Service are here in the state to investigate all fire incidents. We know and have found out through intelligence reports that the incessant fire outbreaks in the state are plans to discredit our administration,” Obaseki said.