except you are biased in this issue, oshiomhole has been calm althrough this crisis, the deputy governor sponsored thugs to block airport road and cause mayhem ,just imagine if oshiomhole has reciprocated, he acted matured by not going out for the rally just to douse tension that day, even buhari wouldn't do half of what obaseki is doing before you start shouting "tyrant" "dictator" but when obaseki encroached on people's right and freedom of association you will start hailing and shouting "man with balls" etc, in all this it's Phillip shuaibu I pity most because that man can't win even a family compound election in EDO north politics again except he reconcile.

Judeerons32:
Ok. It really is sad that a governor who is the chief security officer of a state will hire thugs to destroy government roads by creating burn fires on them and even burn a vehicle (Audi 80) of a common citizen. All because he does not want new people to join his party. This has absolutely nothing to do with Oshiomhole.
Imagine if Oshiomhole had not shown restraint and called his supporters onto the street.just like the governor did.
Whether Obaseki likes it or not there will be primaries by direct ballot to be conducted by the NWC. Violence and intimidation will not save him.

Oshomole should respect constituted authority. He should go to abuja and act National chairman, not in a state where there is a sitting governor and CSO. His intentions are glaring and he should learn to win some and loose some because he is no God.

It is obvious Edo people are more behind Oshobaba than Obasekj. I intentionally refrained from commenting on this topic but after being told Obaseki n Shuabi couldn't win their polling unit judging from result released by INEC n not Ipob it is only a fool that will take this nonsense you write with a pinch.

TheMainone:
Oshiomole Egwe!! Elami!! Oghena ukira??

Edo is not Lagos. If Edo people supported Oshiomole massively in the two terms he was governor, they did so because they said No to the tyranny and oppression of the few that held the state to ransom then.

Edo people are fearless and will always resist oppression. If Oshiomole wants to turn himself to a tyrant kingmaker, he will be disgraced completely! Even in that Etsako where he is from.

Lol

So he should leave his state politics to you na ?

xtivin2:

Oshomole should respect constituted authority. He should go to abuja and act National chairman, not in a state where there is a sitting governor and CSO. His intentions are glaring and he should learn to win some and loose some because he is no God.

obaseki that couldn't withstand ogbede Ihama in Oredo federal constituency,ogbede ihama the likes of Samson Osagie and uzamere will beat hands down with federal back up,a whole governor for that matter o, is that one a governor?

Hahaha... "We informed the police not for licence but so that they can justify their salary by coming to maintain peace."- Oshomhole

But at the end, the main purpose of Oshiomoles plan was still achieved and this was to welcome Ize Iyamu to the party.

Can anybody try nonsense with Oshio when he was governor? He should let Obaseki be

chrisxxx:
Governor with balls

This same Oshi-omo-ole visited deaths upon Rivers, Kogi, Kano, Osun and Bayelsa states. He is planning on how to depopulate Edo state because of his stupid ego. Edo people should say no to his foolishness.

LAGOS – Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) got more than he bargained for last week as he was barred from attending a planned rally organized by a faction of the APC loyal to him to receive some defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Pastor Osagie Ize- Iyamu, a grassroots politician who was the major challenger to the Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state during the 2016 governorship election.

Though Oshiomhole, a former two-time governor of the state had arrived Benin, the Edo state capital for the rally, he was conspicuously absent when some leaders of the party formally welcomed the new members to their fold in a ceremony that took place at Ize- Iyamu’s residence.

Though credible sources said Oshiomhole was placed under technical house arrest and prevented from attending the event as his speech may trigger more violence, Oshiomhole denied the claim saying he deliberately stayed away from the event because those opposed to the rally planned to cause mayhem and then blame it on him.

Genesis

Both Oshiomhole and his successor, Governor Obaseki have been engaged in supremacy battle over undisclosed reasons. Reports has it that to deal with the governor who is desirous of getting a second term ticket, Oshiomhole had lobbied Ize- Iyamu to join the APC, where he intends to use his influence as the national chairman of the party to give him the governorship ticket. Ize- Iyamu announced his defection to APC and a date was announced to formally welcomed him.

Friday 13th of December was chosen and dignitaries such as Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo, Ovie Omo-Agege, Deputy Senate President and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other key leaders of the party were announced as those who will join Oshiomhole in receiving Ize-Iyamu and his supporters while Garrick Memorial College, Ekenwan Road, Benin City was chosen as the venue.

Earlier, Oshiomhole had written the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu requesting police protection at the rally.

In a document that went viral, the IGP wrote to Oshiomhole assuring him of adequate police protection at the rally. In a letter from the IGP signed by his Principal Staff Officer, ACP Idowu Owohunwa dated 11th December and sighted by Daily Independent, the police boss said he is acknowledging Oshiomhole’s letter dated 10th
The letter reads: Re: “Request For The Deployment Of Police Officers To Provide Security For The All Progressives Congress (APC) State Mega Rally At Garrick: I am directed by the Inspector-General of Police to extend his warm compliments and to acknowledge receipt of Your Excellency’s letter of 10th December, 2019 on the above underlined subject”.

“I am to respectfully inform Your Excellency that the Inspector- General of Police has approved the request and has directed the Commissioner of Police Edo State Command to provide adequate security for the event as requested”.

Edo Government Reacts

After the document was leaked, many Nigerians criticised Oshiomhole for usurping the role of the governor who aside being the party leader of the APC in Edo state is also the Chief Security Officer. The governor had also claimed that he was not aware of any rally being organized by the APC in the state.

In a chat with journalists after the security meeting with head of security agencies in the state at Government House, in Benin City, the Edo State capital, the governor said, “I have checked with the state APC secretariat and as far as I am concerned, the party has not announced officially that they will be having a rally.”

Our correspondent however sighted a letter written by Ize- Iyamu inviting Governor Obaseki to the rally. In the letter, Ize- Iyamu said despite several attempts to book an appointment with the governor to discuss his defection to APC, it did not yield the desired result.

He said he had to send a text to Obaseki concerning the date of the rally as it was impossible to reach him on phone.

The letter reads “Compliments of the season. You will kindly recall my phone conversations with you wherein I informed you of my decision to resign from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) alongside several others and return to the All Progressives Congress”.

“I had requested in those conversations for an appointment with you to discuss our formal declaration but unfortunately could not secure a date from you for the appointment. When the national chairman of the party Comrade Adams Oshiomole graciously gave us a convenient date to attend the declaration, I had to send you a text communicating the information since I could not reach you by phone”.

“Your Excellency, I hold you in the highest esteem and we are coming back to Apc to help strengthen the party.

I wish to formally invite you as the leader of the party in the state to our formal declaration on *Friday 13th December 2019 at Garrick Memorial School, Benin-City at 11am*. I will be most delighted and honored if you can attend this event”.

A day to the planned rally violence broke out in Benin Oshiomhole’s supporters clash with those loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki at the Airport Road in Benin City which left over 15 people injured.

Some protesting APC youths, who belong to Obaseki faction had converged at the Benin Airport, where they set bonfire on different parts of Airport Road, including the exit gate of the airport. They said they were from various wards across the state and did not want today’s rally to hold.

The protesting youths seen on the road and the airport, insisted that Oshiomhole must toe the path of peace by cancelling the rally. Spokesman for the protesters, Mr. Imafidon Utete, said they were protesting what he referred to as a plans to disrupt public peace under the guise of receiving PDP members. According to him, they would not tolerate plans by unscrupulous persons to cause chaos in the state.

“We the Edo APC youths and other persons will resist any attempt to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the state.We have been enjoying peace in the state and this has brought development to different sectors of the economy. How can somebody coming into a party be forcing himself in. The governor has said he is not aware of any rally and they want to come and cause crisis here. We will not allow them.”

IGP Suspends Rally

Following the violence, the IGP issued another letter announcing the suspension of the rally. In a letter addressed to the Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the IGP, ACP Idowu Owohunwa, the Police said “in cognizance of the security consequences of the proposed Mega Rally, I am to confirm that the Inspector General of Police has directed the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command to emplace appropriate security framework that is directed at suspending the rally until further notice.

“He has also been directed to summon a meeting of all parties involved in the political development with a view to engaging them towards giving effect to his directives in overriding internal security interests.”

D- Day

Following the IGP’s directive, hundreds of youths in Edo state moved to the venue of the rally and enforced the directive prompting the organisers to move to the residence of Ize- Iyamu at Ugbor GRA where he was received by a factional state chairman of the party, Col. David Imuse. It was gathered that the police barred Oshiomhole from leaving his house for the rally, placing him on technical house arrest.

An APC member said, “Hundreds of APC youths mobilised themselves as early as 6.00 a.m. and ensured that the directive of the IGP was not flouted in anyway. The OB Van [Outside Broadcast Van] of some television stations that were scheduled to transmit the rally live were left stranded”.

“Even the youths dispersed the little crowd who gathered under the erected white canopies and the artistes who were brought from outside the state left disappointed. It was observed that with the uncertainty and apprehension, some supporters of Oshiomhole took to the residence of Ize-Iyamu who was the PDP governorship candidate in 2016, where he briefly addressed the left-over crowd, symbolically defected to the APC in his compound and dispersed them”.

“The police kept surveillance on Oshiomhole’s residence all through on Friday morning to ensure that the IGP’s directive was not flouted” the source said.

However, Oshiomhole denied he was placed under house arrest. According to him, as the national chairman of his party, he had to pay the price by keeping away from the rally so as to prevent being framed for alleged planned killing of people.

He said, “They already planted a story from Government House, saying I was under house arrest. You can see the other ways they want to make me look like the proverbial he-goat that is sacrificed if a child is sick to make him healthy and which is also used for celebration.”

He also accused the IGP and the state police command of fueling the tension which gripped the state in the run-up to the rally, adding that he wrote a letter to the IGP notifying him of his intention to attend the rally only for him to withdraw the permit same day under curious circumstances.

“I am embarrassed as the national chairman that the IGP will write me a letter informing me of the strength of my application, in which I informed him of our intention to do a rally. We informed the police not for licence but so that they can justify their salary by coming to maintain peace.

“It is not for them to grant permission. I thought as national chairman, I should be formal. I delivered the letter which I signed myself and hand-delivered. The IGP said he directed the Edo police to provide security. What I do not understand is how the same police could be alleged to send a letter to deputy governor Shaibu that the rally would not hold.

“The state chapter invited me to attend the rally. I do not understand how the police IG will write me in the morning and write to another person without getting back to me to say that the rally would not hold. It is something I need to find out when I get back to Abuja.”

Speaking with our correspondent, a chieftain of the party, Festus Etokhana said Oshiomhole was economical with the truth.

“ You left your base in Abuja to Benin for the rally on Thursday night. On Friday morning, you now said you chose to stay away from the same rally. Definitely something is not adding up. Why go through the stress coming all the way from Abuja when you know you will not attend the event?” he asked.

Nigerians Hail IGP

Following the suspension, many Nigerians have commended the IGP for the bold move saying there would have been loss of lives and unquantifiable destruction of properties if the rally was allowed to go ahead.

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Edo state chapter said the IGP averted a bloodbath in the state by suspending the planned rally.

State Chairman of NURTW, Mr Odion Olaye, also called on the warring factions to embrace peace in the interest of the state.

Also speaking with our correspondent, a security expert, Adesola Abulude said “ Rather than criticizing the IGP, I think Oshiomhole should be patriotic and put the interest of the state first rather than his personal ego. If the police had allowed the rally to go ahead, we will be counting dead bodies now especially looking at what happened a day to the rally where many were injured”.

https://www.independent.ng/apc-rally-how-oshiomhole-was-humbled-in-edo/

Oshiomole has destroyed the good name that he once had by the nuisance he has been making of himself more lately in Edo state.

It is just bitterly too late for him to MAKE A TURN AROUND.

The boys in Edo state that were calling him Sir Sir have become matured in politics.

Obaseki and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu will not take shit from him.

To me Mr Godwin Obaseki is too big for governor of Edo state, he should be operating at the Presidency as he possess SOUND ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE that can move Nigeria forward.

That is why the good people of Edo state must value the sacrifice governor Obaseki is making by serving at that level.

If Buhari is wise, he is supposed to draw Obaseki nearer to himself so that he can learn the rudimentary of world economics.

Buhari should stop surrounding himself with motor park tout like Oshiomole.

OSHIOMOLE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST EMBARRASSMENT OF THE APC AS A POLITICAL PARTY.

Nonsense story. Oshomole was never barred, he was the one that excused himself from the program because of the tension it was generating.

Your mumu never do. Like they wrote in the article, why come all the way from Abuja when you know you won't attend the event?

contigiency:
Nonsense story. Oshomole was never barred, he was the one that excused himself from the program because of the tension it was generating.

The same animals condemning the Presidency for preventing Sowore's march are the same goats hailing obaseki for banning a rally!

Oshiomhole should allow Godwin to govern edo in peace.
what is his problem?
black man with black mind
tufia!

Good

dre11:


https://www.independent.ng/apc-rally-how-oshiomhole-was-humbled-in-edo/

Proverbial he-goat? Just say he-goat because you sir look like an old goat

Funny NigeriansWailers/Igbos.

Now that the rally was cancelled all you hear is;

I commend the IGP.......
Obaseki has balls.........


But if the rally held, we would have been hearing Buhari Buhari Buhari.

Buhari leave Edo alone.
Buhari wants to destroy democracy
Buhari is using Oshimole to usurp Obaseki's powers.


Wailerssssssss!

The Law of sowing and reaping remains sacrosanct!!!When Adam Oshimole became Governor in Edo State,He fought and humiliated all prominent Edo political Godfathers.He is currently on the receiving side now from his own political Godson.

Magicians:
It is obvious Edo people are more behind Oshobaba than Obasekj. I intentionally refrained from commenting on this topic but after being told Obaseki n Shuabi couldn't win their polling unit judging from result released by INEC n not Ipob it is only a fool that will take this nonsense you write with a pinch.

lol people are mad on this forum ooo! Wetin concern Ipob and Obaseki vs Oshobaba fight??God! Guy forget Politics you need help like this OOOO because as it stands now it's glaring you're obsessed with Ipob. Nawa OOOO wetin Musa no go see for nairaland.

Judeerons32:
Ok. It really is sad that a governor who is the chief security officer of a state will hire thugs to destroy government roads by creating burn fires on them and even burn a vehicle (Audi 80) of a common citizen. All because he does not want new people to join his party. This has absolutely nothing to do with Oshiomhole.
Imagine if Oshiomhole had not shown restraint and called his supporters onto the street.just like the governor did.
Whether Obaseki likes it or not there will be primaries by direct ballot to be conducted by the NWC. Violence and intimidation will not save him.

Mr man the odds favours obaseki
1.Most of the state party structures are his loyalists
2.For the sake of power rotation other zones will want him to complete an unconstitutional 8years,so that power can go to other zone
3.Lots of influential personality are supporting obaseki
Laslas let both oshiomole and obaseki let peace to reign in EDO state

Senator Boroffice Gives Support To Gov. Akeredolu For Second Term Bid (photos)
https://www.nairaland.com/5584096/senator-boroffice-gives-support-gov

One of the things undermining the development of democracy in Nigeria is godfatherism. But then, it is payback time.

otuekong1:

Mr man the odds favours obaseki
1.Most of the state party structures are his loyalists
2.For the sake of power rotation other zones will want him to complete an unconstitutional 8years,so that power can go to other zone
3.Lots of influential personality are supporting obaseki
Laslas let both oshiomole and obaseki let peace to reign in EDO state

Election will be by direct primaries.not delegates. Amosun will be able to explain. Influential people you say? Shuaibu,ogie,iyoha,adjoto,okiye cannot even defeat ize iyamu alone even if Oshiomhole decides to sleep. If Obaseki is sure like u said. He should allow those who want to hold rally. He has nothing to fear let him wait for the primaries. Am sure the influential people will deliver him. No need to employ thugs.

xtivin2:

Oshomole should respect constituted authority. He should go to abuja and act National chairman, not in a state where there is a sitting governor and CSO. His intentions are glaring and he should learn to win some and loose some because he is no God.

It is a pity we can justify anything. Does Ize iyamu not have right to decamp? Do Apc members not have right to receive him and invite the national chairman even if he is not from the state? Do people need state government permission to hold peaceful rally? Is a governor supposed to hire thugs to terrorize his own citizens by burning their cars and blocking the roads just because people are entering the APC which he doesn't own? What actually did Oshiomhole do? What are you justifying?

udemzyudex:



How did you know all this?

It was reported with visuals of the burning car and tyres on airport road in Benin. Carried out by people the state government described as apc youth. It was on the basis of those actions the deputy travelled to Abuja to request a cancellation. It really is a pity.
If Oshiomhole had asked his supporters to return force for force the story would have been different. It really is a pity

TheMainone:
Oshiomole Egwe!! Elami!! Oghena ukira??

Edo is not Lagos. If Edo people supported Oshiomole massively in the two terms he was governor, they did so because they said No to the tyranny and oppression of the few that held the state to ransom then.

Edo people are fearless and will always resist oppression. If Oshiomole wants to turn himself to a tyrant kingmaker, he will be disgraced completely! Even in that Etsako where he is from.

I am from Edo state and etsako guy by all standard.

Some of you who don't not know what is going who only rely on Nairaland for news and update think you know Edo state better than many of us.

In fact, all your claims are useless and disregarded becauae they hold no water.
There is no politician dead or alive that is active and hold sway over Edo north like Oshiomole you can take that to the bank.

Obaseki knows this,that's why he is only trying to delay his ouster.
If Obaseki was indeed popular as he claims ans many haters of Oshiomole claims:why did he not allow the rally to hold ,and let's see if is popularity is as he claims it is.

But is it not the police from Abuja that suspended the rally?

Khaleell001:


I am from Edo state and etsako guy by all standard.

Some of you who don't not know what is going who only rely on Nairaland for news and update think you know Edo state better than many of us.

In fact, all your claims are useless and disregarded becauae they hold no water.
There is no politician dead or alive that is active and hold sway over Edo north like Oshiomole you can take that to the bank.

Obaseki knows this,that's why he is only trying to delay his ouster.
If Obaseki was indeed popular as he claims ans many haters of Oshiomole claims:why did he not allow the rally to hold ,and let's see if is popularity is as he claims it is.

xtivin2:

Oshomole should respect constituted authority. He should go to abuja and act National chairman, not in a state where there is a sitting governor and CSO. His intentions are glaring and he should learn to win some and loose some because he is no God.

You call him. a national chairman as if he sprang up from nowhere.
So you also forget that he has a base?
And you expected him to abandon his base because he is a national chairman?
Who talks like this?

It shows you know nothing about politics.

spirul77:
except you are biased in this issue, oshiomhole has been calm althrough this crisis, the deputy governor sponsored thugs to block airport road and cause mayhem ,just imagine if oshiomhole has reciprocated, he acted matured by not going out for the rally just to douse tension that day, even buhari wouldn't do half of what obaseki is doing before you start shouting "tyrant" "dictator" but when obaseki encroached on people's right and freedom of association you will start hailing and shouting "man with balls" etc, in all this it's Phillip shuaibu I pity most because that man can't win even a family compound election in EDO north politics again except he reconcile.

Many of these nose makers forgot that Philip Shauib was literally handpicked by Oshiomole.
Even Obaseki claiming to be the giant killer he is was relatively unknown in Oshiomole's cabinet.
Oshiomole made this men who they are today at the detriment and the cries to install his deputy then Dr. Pius Odubu as his successor,but he felt Obaseki was more of a technocrat than a politician how wrong was he to not know a man's true nature reveals itself when he possess power or money.

if this game is played fairly, Obaseki has no chance in hell as they say because he is not a politician and Philip Shauibu and those egging them on will bite the dust sooner rather than later.

Judeerons32:

Election will be by direct primaries.not delegates. Amosun will be able to explain. Influential people you say? Shuaibu,ogie,iyoha,adjoto,okiye cannot even defeat ize iyamu alone even if Oshiomhole decides to sleep. If Obaseki is sure like u said. He should allow those who want to hold rally. He has nothing to fear let him wait for the primaries. Am sure the influential people will deliver him. No need to employ thugs.

the LGA chairmen controls all the members in their LGA and mind you POI's membership of apc is questionable cause u can only be a member of a party frm your ward not state