An Open Letter to IGP Usman Alkali Baba

NATIONAL COALITION OF EDO VOTERS (NCEV) CALLS ON THE IGP TO INVESTIGATE AND PREVENT THE PROPOSED DISRUPTION OF THE EDO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS BY THREE REPUTABLE SONS OF THE LAND. (COMR. ADAMS OSHIOMOLE, CHIEF DAN ORBIH AND HON. OGBEIDE IHAMA)

1. I begin by commending you for the adequate preparation of the Nigerian Police Force for a violence free election as witnessed in Edo in the just concluded February 25th general elections. I also want to use this opportunity to commend our service men and women for ensuring the protection of lives and property in Nigerian. No matter the reservation anyone has for the Nigerian Police Force, I make bold to say that without you and your officers on ground, lives will be 'nasty, brutish and short' in the words of Thomas Hobbs.

2. It is with great panic that it has come to our notice, that three notable politicians from Edo state has gone into an unholy alliance to carry out some calculated measure of violence, disruption and intimidation of voters in the forthcoming House of Assembly elections proposed to hold on the 18th of March 2023.

3. While it is common knowledge that there has been a running battle for the control of the soul of the Edo State House of Assembly between the ruling party and the opposition. We wish to state clearly, that Edo people will not be used as cannon fodder in this ensuing battle as we come out peacefully to vote in the forthcoming election.

4. We have it on good authority that Comr. Adams Oshiomole, in close collaboration with Chief Dan Orbih and the member representing Oredo Federal constituency, Hon. Ogbeide Ihama have collectively engaged on a mission, to mobilize and deploy violence that will enable them distort the outcomes of the forthcoming election to suit their parochial interest and that of their cronies on the ballot.

5. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. When good citizens see something, they say something. It is to this end that we urge you to invite these individuals for keen investigation and questioning. As 'heart beat' of the nation, recent events and other past similar ones have shown clearly that an average edo man is quick to reply violence for violence. To avoid the total breakdown of law and order; you must act now.

6. Please be assured of our highest regards. It is our humble expectation that this point of observation is treated as top priority.


Comr. Matthew Eghosa
NATIONAL COALITION OF EDO VOTERS (NCEV)

Everything about Labour party and Obi is built on falsehood, intimidation, provocation, mischief and mudsling

The threat of violence is coming from obaseki and PDP. The violence that led to the loss of lives in Egor and ikpoba was perpetrated by d
PDP in the February 25 elections. This election is going to be very difficult 4 obaseki nd PDP.
APC is going to win between 14&18 seats in d
24 members house elections. The NNPP guy might pick Egor seat.