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Edo Polls: Presidency Reacts To Viral Arrest Video

The Presidency has dismissed as a “patched work of mischief,” a viral video where the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was heard telling the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, about “arrests” concerning the Edo state governorship election.

This followed the allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the presidential villa meeting may be a prelude to the arrest of unnamed opposition politicians and critics in the state before the September 19 election.

A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Tuesday night, said that Gambari and Oshiomhole will never work against their values of protecting Nigerians.

It also stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s position that election must reflect the will of the people.

The statement read: “It is very important to strongly dispel misguided messaging amongst commentators, rights activists, advocates and journalists who have been reacting to a trending short video clip, alleging that the Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and Chief Adams Oshiomhole, the former All Progressives Congress, APC chairman had hatched a plan to arrest opposition individuals ahead of the September, the election in Edo State.

“Firstly, it is important to state that the video was an ingenious patchwork of mischief, extracted from an innocent conversation focused on the emerging incidents of violence in the run-up to the election.”

SpecialAdviser:
I watched that video and just shook my head.

Irrespective of the fact that one cannot deduce exactly where the arrest is being planned but the arrogant manner they were discussing shows it is planned for a challenger and not a criminal.

Both of them were buoyed with the power they have acquired. This arrogance is a trade mark of an average black man in power it does not matter the party he belongs.

Nigeria really have a long way to go.

Godons1:
Cry me a River.
Obaseki is a failure and he must go. We no wan here stories.
Edolites are solidly behind Oshiomole and Gambari

Afolabimills:
shame on u

Abouwaza:
Please say another thing
You were planning to arrest a challenger in that video not Boko or Bandits
Misplaced government
It won't be well with anyone or party who compromise, intimidate and rig that much anticipated Edo polls
Can we get an amen?
We know they will still rig

Donaldomo:
Cry cry baby PDP! The criminal party calling others criminal!

Benbellamor:
If you can't provide the full version then we don't believe you sir
Oshiomole was.caught red.handed like a cradle rober stealing meat from pot

Benbellamor:
If you can't provide the full version then we don't believe you sir
Oshiomole was.caught red.handed like a cradle rober stealing meat from pot

Benbellamor:
If you can't provide the full version then we don't believe you sir
Oshiomole was.caught red.handed like a cradle rober stealing meat from pot

SimplePlan34:
They would always deny. But it's up to edo ppl now.

Benbellamor:
If you can't provide the full version then we don't believe you sir
Oshiomole was.caught red.handed like a cradle rober stealing meat from pot

contigiency:
So it's now his responsibility to provide a full version? Why not those that deceived you with a version that made no meaning at all?