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SocialMediaTrends: How Nigerians are reacting to Edo APC chair’s threat to kill Okpebhelo’s critic
The acting Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe, has come under heavy fire after he threw caution into the wind and threatened to kill a critic of Governor Monday Okpebhelo following his budget presentation gaffe.
Tenebe got into trouble after a Facebook user, Pharez Okpere, made a post mocking the governor over his inability to read out the figures of the budget he was presenting to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday.
Making fun of the governor, Okpere had written:
“Your own budget is confusing to you.. Confusion break bone,” followed by three laughing emojis 😂🤣😂.
But Tenebe who apparently did not find the post funny, responded and said:
“Some people will have to excuse us from Edo now and if they refused, they will be forced out, we may start from you.”
In his response, Okpere wondered how Tenebe can force indigenes out of their state, to which the APC chairman fired back:
“Pharez Okpere if I ask you to leave and you refused, you’ll be killed.”
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The threat which has since gon viral, has generated a lot of criticism from social media users who wonder why Tenebe would threaten to kill people just because they criticize the governor.
Many have called on the police to invite him for questioning while some others believe the police will not act since Tenebe is a member of the ruling APC.
Read some of the comments below:
“The same way an Edo guy threatened to unalive Igbos is the way an Edo man is now threatening to unalive fellows Edos. Evil should always be condemned, or else it becomes a norm. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. The reverse is also true.” – @d_comisioner
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“Allow the idiots. They turned to bigots because they wanted to support esan lokan politics. Throwing jabs against igbos. Yusuf, Lawrence even the oracle abdulmahmud. They shouldn’t try to change events that’s less than 1 year.” – @muce_24
“That’s an agbado mentality there. Trying to bully everybody for calling out their foolishness.” – @blochief
“Is he telling the dissenter to leave the state because of his tribe? Would be a shame if he were to be put on some country’s watchlist.” – @jemtabulous
“And the police will shut their eyes to this threat to life hmmm.” – @papiJayIvieDenz
“A clear tout is serving as the governor in charge of Edo State. This is terrifying!” – @FrankoBaressi
“This is very unfortunate. Hope his account was reported and suspended.” – @Fortis1o
“I was gonna go against my better judgement and say perhaps that’s not his real account or it was hacked cos surely a party leader would know better……I decided to scroll further down and alas – video!” – @femiblack
“This kind of thing should generate mass online petition not just lamely putting it out here. I have already done my part and tagged the police. You do the same!” – @METAFORCE1000
“Of course he can and nothing serious will happen.. they own the police and judges.” – @keystone01
“Edo deserve the governor they rooted for. They deserve him and everything he brings.” – @ip_uchechukwu
‘This is the thuggery and evil that some people term ‘playing politics’ and not be gentlemanly. They say if you are not like this, you can’t win Nigeria elections, and even some so-called enlightened folks have mainstreamed it.” – @obaroddy
“That is what Edo gets for choosing APC. They were warned several times but they refused to listen, they are on their own.” – @STOJ30
“All APC supporters are terrorists. I have been saying it. An APC supporter isn’t your friend. They are evil. If they tell any APC supporter to kill so that they can win election, he or she will do it and move on.” – @Chubalus16
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