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“You are the one frustrating peaceful transition of power,’ Okpebholo replies Obaseki
Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, has responded to allegations by outgoing Governor, Godwin Obaseki, that he was not invited to the inauguration ceremony being organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for Tuesday, November 12.
Obaseki had, in a statement on Saturday, during the inauguration of a caretaker committee for the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in Benin, accused the APC of refusing to carry him along in the inauguration process and also refused to consult the state government.
“Somebody has to be sworn in. Sworn into a government that exists. You just don’t come from nowhere and start a government,” Obaseki had lamented.
“There is already a government. There is a way things are done. The government of Edo State is inaugurating a new governor on Tuesday. But what you are seeing now, all the posters, the government of Edo State is not involved,” he had said.
But in a statement issued on Sunday by his media aide, Godspower Inegbe, Okpebholo said on the contrary, Obaseki is doing everything possible to frustrate a peaceful transition of power ahead of his swearing-in.
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Okpebholo who described Obaseki utterances as reckless and false, said such statements should not be coming from a man who has yet to place a call to congratulate him long after the election has ended.
“Again, Obaseki also claimed that Senator Okpebholo did not invite him to the inauguration slated for next Tuesday. This is laughable, absurd, and questionable,” the statement said.
“Since Okpebholo was declared the winner, Obaseki has employed every means to frustrate a peaceful transfer of power.
“As a sitting governor, Obaseki should tell Edo people and Nigerians if he has ever invited the governor-elect to Government House for a meeting or a tour as a responsible man. Has Obaseki called Senator Okpebholo to congratulate him since he won the election?
“We urge Edo people to disregard Obaseki’s reckless statements and support the incoming administration of Senator Okpebholo to remedy the many wrongs of this government.”
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