₦airaland Forum

The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has degenerated into a major conflagration as hoodlums suspected to be loyal to one of the factions attacked the house of the party chieftain and former governor of the state, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, riddling his gate with bullets.

It would be recalled that several leaders of the party, including a former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie, who is one of the founders and financiers of the party in the state; Sunny Aguebor, a national leader of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), and Douglas Iyike, among others, were shut out of the meeting scheduled to be held at the residence of the National Leader of the party, Chief Odigie Oyegun, in Benin City.

It was gathered that Odigie-Oyegun scheduled the meeting for his residence and when the members got to the place, they were shown a list of those invited.

This development got the members infuriated and took over the entrance to the compound of Odigie-Oyegun.

Speaking to journalists, Owie called on the mational leadership of the ADC to call Odigie-Oyegun to order.

He said, “We that are here, are founding members of the ADC, we are supposed to have a meeting today, Chief John Oyegun who has not done anything to support the party in this state is calling non-members to a meeting and excluding those who are statutory members.

“As a matter of fact, the senatorial meeting was to be called up to four or five times, he stopped it, he will postpone it. As we are talking, we have been everywhere in this state, especially here in Edo South where we are right now raising members for the party, ask him how many people he has attracted to this party.

“We are telling the national leadership of the party that enough is enough of John Oyegun, this was how he as the National Chairman of the APC and he was removed with ease, enough is enough, he cannot disrespect those who are building the party.”

Thereafter, A gun duel ensued at the meeting venue as the property of the former governor was attacked by yet-to-be identified hoodlums.

Ever8090:
Lol...I am hundred percent sure that people who fights for politicians are less human...

danijesus:
This was not related to the assassination attempt on obi...

Karlovich:
Who killed Funso Williams?

Goodvibes007:
Read the last paragraph.

"Thereafter, gun duel ensued at the meeting venue as the property of the former governor was attacked by yet-to-be identified hoodlums."

LibertyRep:
The police should unravel those behind the attack.

hrhobi1:
All these yoruba blogs and lies, tinubu rats, I am based in Benin, GOVERNMENT SPONSORED APC ARMED ROBBERS WERE BEHIND THE ATTACK YESTERDAY

Slytiger:
Video on the AIT link below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAdiDNFWe4c?si=eo1zABv7-RR4ukFh

Kalashnikov49:
How can there be Factional crisis?

This alone shows that it's APC that is behind this attack.

The Governor barred Peter obi from coming to EDO State. He came and was attacked, now they are laying the blame on a faction of ADC. Which faction of ADC? Can you imagine hooligans and touts that are incharge in Edo State? They would have named IPOB, if they cou6twist the narrative.

This is APC workings abeg..no need for long talk.

Ofunaofu:
There is no faction within the ADC.

This latest spin appears to be a deliberate attempt to deflect attention from the assassination attempt on Peter Obi and other ADC leaders in Edo State, and to redirect it toward by blaming it on an imaginary internal crisis within the party.

The current APC-led Edo State government had previously warned Obi not to set foot in Edo State. Then, yesterday, there was an assassination attempt on him and other ADC leaders.

As the proverb says, “The witch cried last night, and the baby died in the morning.” We do not go to the soothsayer to ask what killed the child.

These developments raise serious concerns about the direction of our democracy and the safety of opposition figures

cr7lomo:
This is APC plan.... create internal crisis with federal funds , just like LP and PDP ...then attack them and then say its due to their internal crisis...then send their minions to spread lies thru propaganda... PDP never did this when they were in power ... this is no longer democracy and this government should be kicked out and every one of them and their propagandists in the media all prosecuted...for treason against the state

adekolaelect:
you have given out your life to blame others. It a pity on whoever is your family members BCS this your attitude of blaming will still reflect in your personal relations with people. You are advise to change that mentality before people start avoiding you like Ebola

hrhobi1:
All these yoruba blogs and lies, tinubu rats, I am based in Benin, GOVERNMENT SPONSORED APC ARMED ROBBERS WERE BEHIND THE ATTACK YESTERDAY

Globad:
The dumb proverb you quoted is considered a legally weak evidence in any court of law worth its name

Globad:
PDP never did this? You must be too young to know

In any case, you have already conducted and completed an investigation and concluded that a particular party is behind all this? Eh?

Na wa o

Ever8090:
Lol...I am hundred percent sure that people who fights for politicians are less human...

Goodvibes007:
Go and ask the PDP members like Obasanjo and Atiku.


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The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has degenerated into a major conflagration as hoodlums suspected to be loyal to one of the factions attacked the house of the party chieftain and former governor of the state, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, riddling his gate with bullets.

It would be recalled that several leaders of the party, including a former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sir Rowland Owie, who is one of the founders and financiers of the party in the state; Sunny Aguebor, a national leader of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), and Douglas Iyike, among others, were shut out of the meeting scheduled to be held at the residence of the National Leader of the party, Chief Odigie Oyegun, in Benin City.

It was gathered that Odigie-Oyegun scheduled the meeting for his residence and when the members got to the place, they were shown a list of those invited.

This development got the members infuriated and took over the entrance to the compound of Odigie-Oyegun.

Speaking to journalists, Owie called on the mational leadership of the ADC to call Odigie-Oyegun to order.

He said, “We that are here, are founding members of the ADC, we are supposed to have a meeting today, Chief John Oyegun who has not done anything to support the party in this state is calling non-members to a meeting and excluding those who are statutory members.