The Edo state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, has urged the federal government to place Governor Godwin Obaseki under security watch due to an alleged threat to burn down Nigeria.
He also notified security agencies about a supposed collaboration between Obaseki, a section of the civil society group from Edo state, and cultists from neighbouring states to recruit them for potential upcoming protests.
Tenebe said: “The aim of Obaseki’s plan is to create anarchy in Edo State, and the five other Southsouth States, and blame the APC for the destructions that will follow the protest.
“It is embarrassing and worrisome that the Edo State House of Assembly has turned blind eyes to the danger Obaseki has become, as the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, and members of Edo House of Assembly have refused to condemn the serious security breach the governor has committed.
“The prevailing circumstance is worrisome and demands urgent action that will frustrate the plan Obaseki has made with Edo State Security Network (ESSN), POWOV, and thugs from the five other Southsouth States of Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Bayelsa.”
Edo chairman of APC also passionately pleaded with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to carry out an urgent and comprehensive investigation on the recent meetings that were held by Obaseki, within and outside Edo state.
He called for the withdrawal or change of the Edo governor’s security details, as the day for the planned protest draws nearer, while his movements are restricted before the planned protest, especially on the protest day.
Tenebe said: “Worried by the open partisan role Edo Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, has played in recent times, we request that he should emulate his counterpart, Kimberly Cheatle, the United States of America Secret Service Chief, who resigned for failing to prevent Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.
“In the event, that Adegboye fails to take the honourable path, he should be transferred out of Edo State because his actions are capable of bringing the force to disrepute.”
Edo chairman of APC also stated that the consequences of the state’s commissioner of police ignoring the timely resignation call was capable of leading to subsequent breakdown of law and order in Edo and other states of Nigeria.
