The former Governor of Edo state, Senator Adams Oshiomole has said the Governor of Edo state Obaseki Brutalized and disrespected Edo people. He made the comment during the presentation of Certificates of Return to the Governor-elect of Edo state, Senator Monday and his deputy, Hon. Dennis Idahosa by The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The certificate was presented on Thursday by Rhoda Gumus, national commissioner representing Edo, at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. The event was attended by the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and some members of the party’s National Working Committee NWC.
Others are the court-reinstated Deputy Governor of the state, Comrade Philip Shaibu, Senator Matthew Uroghide, General Cecil Esekhaigbe (retd), Senator Francis Alimikhena, Honorable Ogbeide Ihama, Honorable Omosede Igbinedion and Blessing Agbonmhere among others.
On Sunday, INEC declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the Edo governorship election.
The electoral body said Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 247,274 votes.
Speaking afterwards, Ganduje said party faithful are elated with the outcome of the result.
“This was an APC state, but we lost it. The governor went on a sabbatical. But we have been able to recover the state now for APC, so we are quite happy. We also commend INEC for conducting a free and fair election,” he said.
Oshiomhole said Okpebholo would respect the traditions of the state and place value on education.
“Edo people are happy because they had a governor that disrespected them and brutalised them,” he said.
“Now, we have a humble and focused governor.
“We now have a governor who will respect our traditional institutions, who will not be fighting over artefacts, a governor who knows the value of education and will not destroy libraries to replace them with markets.”
Meanwhile, the PDP and LP have rejected th
e outcome of the election.
