Edo Government seeks Oshiomhole’s arrest and prosecution.

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The Edo State Government on Monday
demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution
of the National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,
accusing him of constantly creating security
breaches in the state and holding rallies in
defiance of orders.
The government said the former Governor has
failed to obey lawful orders both by the state
government and the Inspector General of Police
and had held rallies in different parts of the
state.
Deputy Governor Phillip Shuaibu told newsmen in
Abuja that Oshiomhole was not above the law
and nobody disobeyed his directives when he
was governor.
While denying betraying Oshiomhole, Shuaibu
said Oshiomhole remained his father while he is
a son even though they are not on the same
page politically at the moment.
He said: “I am in Abuja to meet with the
Inspector General of Police. I have a petition to
the Inspector General of Police and to the
Director of Department of State Services to the
effect that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole be
arrested by the Police and be arrested by the
DSS for the breakdown of law and order that he
has consistently perpetrated in Edo state.
“We banned rallies; the IG in a letter also
suspended rallies. He disobeyed the orders of
the state government, he disobeyed the orders
of the IG and feels that he is above the law.
“For us, we have officially come now to drop our
petition with the IG to the effect that Oshiomhole
is not above the law. He should be arrested for
violating the state government order.
“He was a governor before and he knows that
nobody violated his orders as governor, because
it is not about him, it is about the state. When
everybody disobeys laws, then the country
becomes a Banana Republic. God forbids.
“That is why we are saying that the IG and the
DG of DSS should arrest him and interrogate him
for breaching the peace and disobeying
government orders and security orders for
rallies.
“For us, when the suspended national chairman
of the party continually disobeys the law; when
opposition party chairmen do same, he becomes
a reference point.
“That is why I am here on behalf of the state
government to submit a petition to the IG to the
effect that the suspended chairman, Comrade
Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole be arrested and
prosecuted for breaching the peace of Edo
state.”
Shuaibu denied insinuations that he and
Governor Obaseki were leaving the party, saying
“that statement has been coming on and on. I
can categorically tell you that the governor of
Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and I are in APC and
we are not leaving APC.
“The party is stronger today because of the
governor of Edo state and when we read such
things on the social media, what we just say is
that this is another fake news. We are not
leaving APC. APC is our party. We formed it and
we are solidly on ground to promote good
governance and the governor is doing very well.
“Some people are saying because of the
endorsement by the PDP and some individuals,
that is a sign that we are leaving the party. No.
They should read it the other way.
“That is a sign that even other parties are
accepting and agreeing to the fact that the
governor of Edo state is working and he should
be emulated and that is why he is having the
endorsements.
“This is the first time the APC and non-APC
people are endorsing the governor and I think it
should be a pride to everybody. So, when you
talk about the leaving the party, it is just one of
those guys trying to create a problem.”
Speaking on allegations that he has betrayed the
former Labour leader, Shuaibu said: “the issue of
betrayal is relative. Whoever has said I betrayed
Oshiomhole, I don’t know what they meant by
that.
“Oshiomhole remains my father and I remain his
son even though presently we are on different
pages politically and it is bound to happen. It
doesn’t change the fact that he remains my
father and it doesn’t change the fact that I
remain his son but what is critical is that we
have disagreed on the issue of the governor of
Edo state.
“I am supporting Gov. Obaseki because he has
not changed what we believe in. He has not
deviated from what Comrade Adams Aliyu
Oshiomhole started and the foundation he laid.
“We promised during the electioneering that we
were going to build on it and that we will take
what he did to the next level and that is exactly
what the governor of Edo state is doing.
“What Oshiomhole has seen that is different, I
do not know. But as for me and my household
and my supporters, we remain committed to the
governor. As per politics, we are not on the
same page but as a family, he remains my
father.”
Shaibu however gave condition for reconciliation
with Oshiomhole and being on the same page
politically, saying “when he comes to Edo state
and endorse Gov. Obaseki and his programmes,
then we will be on the same page politically”.