Don’t come to Edo without security clearance, Gov Okpebholo warns Obi

Don’t come to Edo without security clearance, Gov Okpebholo warns Obi

 

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has warned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, not to come to the state again without security clearance.

The governor spoke on Friday while receiving Marcus Onobun, a member of the House of Representatives, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Okpebholo said Obi’s recent visit to the state coincided with the killing of three people.

The governor accused Obi of contributing to a resurgence of violence in the state.

“That man who says he has no ‘shishi’ came and dropped N15 million. Where did he get it from? After he left, three people were killed. For this reason, Obi must not come to Edo without security clearance,” Okpebholo said.

“I am sending a direct message to him. There is a new Sheriff in town. He cannot come to Edo without telling me, because his security will never be guaranteed.

“Whatever happens to him when he is in Edo State, he will take it. I am serious about it.”

The governor warned that the state government would not tolerate any violence linked to political activities.

He also dismissed claims that APC was lobbying for members.

“We are not lobbying anyone to join APC; they are coming because they see the results of our governance.

“In 2027, 2.5 million votes from Edo are guaranteed for President Bola Tinubu,” he said.

Okpebholo claimed that opposition figures were responsible for corruption, mismanagement, and insecurity.

“Some of them stole railway funds. Some were senate presidents for years and could not build roads to their villages,” he said.