'During the election of Governor Obaseki, when I was the sitting governor, not one shot was fired'
FORMER Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has denied threatening violence, ahead of the governorship election in the state, as wrongly attributed to him on Tuesday.On Sunday Governor Obaseki had warned of stiff penalties against perpetrators of violence ahead of the poll and condemned the July 25 display by thugs at the gate of the Palace of the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin.
According him, in his second term election, during which he won in the 18 local councils of the state and defeated the godfathers of Edo in their wards, not one shot was fired. Oshiomhole added that his supporters were shot at recently by thugs of political opponents, of which he did not retaliate “because I am someone who has never relied on thugs”.
“I watched a clip on Channels Television where the governor said: ‘I am the governor, between me and the deputy, we are the two persons who have immunity, I will arrest anybody who does XYZ. I will arrest him’.
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