‘Why Obaseki is after Okunbo, his firms’
Chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions Limited, Dr Idahosa Wells Okunbo, has threatened to sue Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki for accusing him of sponsoring political thugs. The retired commercial pilot alleged that the governor is behind the dispute over the Secure Anchorage Area operated by OMSL, an allegation Obaseki denied.An investor and philanthropist, Dr Idahosa Wells Okunbo, is threatening to initiate legal action against Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Obaseki alleged that thugs met at Okunbo’s home where they were given targets and were “paid in advance to cause trouble and undermine the will of the people during the election”. The SAN said the allegations against his client were “most unfortunate, inaccurate, misleading, malicious, unfair, defamatory, libellous and incriminating”.
“His peace-loving nature has received global acclaim. Hence, he was recognised with a global peace award in 2019, by the Chairman of the Order Lafayette awards in Geneva, Switzerland. “This has caused serious embarrassment to our client’s reputation and businesses. It has also caused our client undue apprehension, with implications to his health.
“Our client notes with concern that the resources and insignia of the Edo State Government have been lent to this unworthy cause, which appears to serve no other purpose than to witch-hunt, malign and settle personal scores for incomprehensible reasons. “If the Edo State Government fails to meet these legitimate demands of our client within three days from receipt of this letter, our firm instruction is to proceed with other legal means of seeking redress for our client,” he said.In an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari and the people of Edo, Okunbo said he had for some time experienced an unprecedented dose of orchestrated bashings and campaign of calumny calculated to malign his person and cast aspersions on his hard-earned reputation.
“I have, regardless of this very unpleasant experience, remained a lover and promoter of peace and will continue to be at peace with myself and most members of the society, but which the Governor by his actions and inactions has become impossible. The businessman recalled that in 2016, on the assumption of office, he met with Obaseki to discuss several ways of driving foreign investment and ultimately making Edo an investment hub.
“At a time, I spent almost three hours of my precious time in the governor’s house, explaining to him the need to build synergy between him and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the then APC National Chairman, in the best interest of the development of our state. “The only time he made a remark about the governorship to me was at a reception in Lagos where he mockingly addressed me as ‘in-coming governor’, which I immediately dispelled and told him like I was telling others, that I wasn’t interested in the office of the governor.
“In a bid to defend himself, he put a call through to someone in Lagos and, perhaps, mistakenly, left the phone speaker on. “All these and more had discouraged me from further investment in the expansion of my farm and also a further investment in Edo because the business environment was now looking a little bit too toxic and harsh for my liking…
The Ship Owners Association of Nigeria and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders urged President Buhari to intervene in the row. They want the Senate’s decision on the matter to be respected.
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