Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, on Sunday, urged former governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to desist from alleged plans to subvert the will of the people and overturn the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the September 2020 governorship election through the Judiciary.
Shaibu, who spoke during an empowerment programme for Afemai Youths in Ogbona and Jattu, respectively, at the weekend reaffirmed confidence in the judiciary and President Muhammadu Buhari to protect the nation’s democracy and the collective will of Edo people.
The deputy governor alleged that Oshiomhole was behind the Supreme Court victory of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, adding that he’s making moves to upturn Obaseki’s popular victory in Edo State.
Shaibu said, “The Nigeria Judiciary is known to be amongst the best in the world, therefore, Oshiomhole’s utterance is a mere crying of a beaten baby and he must be made aware that Edo is not Imo State.
“Now that he has vowed to test the collective will of the good people of Edo State by attempting to subvert their will through a questionable judicial arrangement, he will obviously not to be tolerated by the managers of our judiciary.
“The victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki is a victory for Nigeria’s democracy and it was the first election in Nigeria where all political parties came together to vote for one candidate for the overall development of the state.
“Oshiomhole desirability to create tension to destabilize the state and make it ungovernable should be resisted by the good people of Edo State.”