Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has come under fire from the Senate’s Labour Party Caucus for threatening to bar Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, from entering Edo.
This came after they requested that the threat be noted by the Director General of the Department of State Services, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, and the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun.
Senators Victor Umeh, Ireti Kingibe, Ezea Okey, and Tony Nwoye made this announcement on Saturday in Abuja.
“Mr Peter Obi is a citizen of Nigeria, and his movement is guaranteed and should not be curtailed by sheer Executive lawlessness and impudence.
“As a champion of democracy, nation-building and sustainable development, Mr Peter Obi deserves protection and support from the law and all who share the vision for a better Nigeria,” the senators said.
Recall that Governor Okpebholo on Friday at a public event warned Obi against visiting Edo State without security clearance or permission from in a snide and mocking comments.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the All Progressives Congress branch in Edo State supported Governor Monday Okpebholo’s decision to forbid Peter Obi from entering the state without a security clearance.
Jarrett Tenebe, the party’s state chairman, made this statement on Saturday, just after Joseph Ikpea and Omosede Igbinedion were declared the senatorial and House of Representatives candidates for the Edo Central Senatorial District and Ovia Federal Constituency, respectively.
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