PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly directed Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to issue a fresh proclamation for inauguration of the state House of Assembly.

This came as Edo State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, weekend, rubbished claims that Governor Obaseki was at loggerheads with his predecessor and National Chairman of the party, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, over control of the state and leadership tussle in Edo State House of Assembly. Edo State APC chairman, Mr Anselm Ojezua, who made the disclosure during an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos, blamed the crisis on the deceptive nature of players in the state’s political space.

Meanwhile, sources disclosed to Vanguard, weekend, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, who is a member of the committee set up by President Buhari to resolve Edo State crisis, declared the stand of the president at the first re-conciliatory meeting of the group in Abuja, last week. The committee, headed by Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has el-Rufai and business magnate, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, as members.

Both the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, and Governor Obaseki are members of the committee. The initial meeting of the committee, presided over by Fayemi, was held at Ekiti House, Abuja. A source said el-Rufai informed the meeting as they commenced that he had information from President Buhari. He hinted: “The Kaduna State governor told the meeting that President Buhari wants Obaseki to issue a fresh proclamation for re-inauguration of the House of Assembly, and that anybody interested in the speaker’s position should contest it. Obaseki’s position “Governor Obaseki interjected, saying he thought they were looking for peace, but having seen the handwriting on the wall, even before the meeting, he said he would want to appeal to Oshiomhole for a situation where the self-worth of both sides would be accommodated in the final resolution.’’

Vanguard learned that the governor argued that if the present speaker, Mr Frank Okiye, would be sacrificed, then Oshiomhole should also shift grounds on his preferred candidate, Mr Victor Edoror, for a neutral person, Mr Emmanuel Okoduwa. It was learned that el-Rufai demanded to know what Obaseki meant by accommodating the interests of both sides, saying if the governor wants anybody in the new dispensation as speaker, he should ask him to lobby his colleagues and he (Obaseki) should also lobby the lawmakers for him. The Kaduna governor, according to the source, made reference to the recent inauguration of the National Assembly, where the president and the party settled for the incumbent Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, while Senator Mohammed Ndume insisted on his rights to contest, with everybody lobbying the senators-elect.

Source:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/07/edo-assembly-crisis-buhari-directs-obaseki-to-issue-fresh-proclamation-el-rufai/

Ok

Buhari must be very dull to think this is 1985.

He has no such power to order a state governor on how to carry out his constitutional duties.

He could do that?

How about IMN and Zakzaky?

Does he reserve the right to do that? It is like an international man is confused.

Nawa o

That's madness.

Na wa. Make em leave obaseki for us na. Stupid APC pple.

Anything dat brings good governance I support

Can someone please tell me What type of Government are we practicing again?

MrsNwaAmaikpe:

NwaAmaikpe wife?

Anyway that's Edo issue.
If I talk , they will say I don't know how to mind my business.

Unnecessary stubborn obaseki

Obaseki should not allow that happen.

Baba knows his onions very well

How is that the business of the President? He is directly asking the Governor to join the league of law breakers. There is no democracy in the world where you issue proclamation twice.
The president need to be school on the importance of obeying the laws of the land and following due process.

Kaduna man now deciding for edo state house of assembly. the same oshiomole that claim he is fighting okorocha dynasty and god fatherism spearheaded amache god son and now Edo states.

Last last Dem go dey alright

If a new proclamation is to be made, it suffices that they are starting afresh. So what happens to the expiration date? And we have a Vice President who is a Professor of Law.

There is only one Commander-in-Chief , his name is Muhammadu Buhari. If you hear anybody saying he can do this or that, take the person to the psychiatrist because that person is mad

Buhari must be the only commander in chief in the world.
Other Democraic countries don't have commander in Chief. Abi?

Dead on arrival.

Its like this Buhari has started smoking what his northern youth have been taking since. Why didn't he do Tue same thing to save Ambode?

I doubt this news

MrsNwaAmaikpe:



Buhari must be very dull to think this is 1985.

He has no such power to order a state governor on how to carry out his constitutional duties.

auto-democratic president

Just anxiously watching how long Nigerians will allow him have his way

MrsNwaAmaikpe:



Buhari must be very dull to think this is 1985.

He has no such power to order a state governor on how to carry out his constitutional duties.

do you know he has the power by declaring state of emergency

MrsNwaAmaikpe:



Buhari must be very dull to think this is 1985.

He has no such power to order a state governor on how to carry out his constitutional duties.

Buhari is seeking for a peaceful resolution and you are saying another thing.