The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has condemned the actions of Edo State Governor, Governor Godwin Obaseki as undemocratic and dictatorial.
The APC chieftain made his statement while reacting to the unfolding political development in the state, especially the blockade of the State House of Assembly and removal of its roof ostensibly for repairs, Tinubu said the governor “resorted to the strong-arm tactics of dictators.”
He observed that Obaseki’s actions: “represent the gravest possible assault on constitutional democracy and the rule of law and escalation of violence and tension in the state he purports to govern.”
The APC Leader, in a statement entitled “IN DEFENCE OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY” said: “Not satisfied with making a mockery of our constitution by blocking the timely inauguration of two-thirds of the elected members of the Edo State House of Assembly, Governor Obaseki has now resorted to the strong-arm tactics of dictators.
“First, he sponsors hoodlums to deface, indeed destroy, parts of the House of Assembly building in Benin, feigning the building is undergoing renovation. Then, he imports sand and gravels to prevent access to the assembly complex.
“In effect, the man has spent state funds to thwart the very apparatus of the state government he was sworn to uphold. He has squandered public money to defeat the very will of the public. This is tragic beyond words.
He continued, “If Governor Obaseki believes the people are not aware of this inherent irony, he will undoubtedly learn the cost of this grave miscalculation in the fullness of time.
