The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the impeachment of Governor Godwin Obaseki following a controversial video circulating on social media.
In the video, Obaseki allegedly threatens to burn down Nigeria if the violence perpetrated by hoodlums at the Benin Airport last Thursday repeat itself which led to the death of Inspector Akor Onuh.
The APC, in a statement signed by its chairman, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, expressed grave concern over the governor’s alleged threats. “Nigerians from all walks of life have been treated to a melodrama wherein the Edo State Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki gloated like a villain in a video, threatening to burn down Nigeria if the murderers of Inspector Akor Onuh at the Benin City Airport are arrested by the police,” the statement read.
The party described Obaseki’s alleged threat as a “descent into madness” and called for immediate action to prevent anarchy and the breakdown of law and order in Edo State and across Nigeria.
“The sign of his cognitive impairment has been a source of concern not just for Edo people, but also to the governor himself,” Tenebe stated. He further alleged that Obaseki has been readying his thugs, specifically the Edo State Security Network (ESSN) and Public Work Volunteers (POWOV), to “kill, maim, and wound anyone that holds contrary views of his divisive administration.”
The APC also highlighted a recent incident on July 18, 2024, describing it as an “avoidable tragic incident” that exemplifies the ongoing state-sponsored extrajudicial killings, often deceptively reported as inter-cult fights by the state government. “It is time this madness stops. It is time to stop Mr. Obaseki before he carries out his threat,” the statement urged.
Emperor Jarrett Tenebe concluded by calling on the Edo State House of Assembly to take swift action. “We are therefore calling on the State House of Assembly to immediately condemn Obaseki’s reckless and dangerous threat to burn down Nigeria.
Additionally, to forestall and end his unprecedented heinous plans, we are urging the speaker and members of Edo State House of Assembly to immediately start his impeachment process that has become overdue.”
The APC’s statement underscores the urgent need for preventive measures, emphasizing that “a stitch in time saves nine” and that “prevention is the best cure and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
