Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that individuals who weren’t elected as councilors on Friday, claimed to have impeached the chairman of Oredo native authorities space, Dr. Tom Obaseki.
The opposition get together within the state described the impeachment as a precursor to dictatorship within the state.
Addressing journalists on the state secretariat of the get together, the chairman, Caretaker Committee of PDP, Hon Tony Aziegbemi referred to as on conventional rulers and opinion leaders to intervene in saving democracy within the state.
“We’re asking, what’s going on in Edo? How can this (impeachment) occur below this governor; how can he enable impostors to say that they’ve pushed away the elected folks within the council.
“People who didn’t contest elections, those who don’t have Certificates of Returns, they are going to simply collect in a single room and say they’ve impeached the chief of the Home, they’ve impeached the council Chairman, and everyone seems to be quiet?
“We’ve got mentioned this earlier than, our conventional rulers, our opinion moulders, and our spiritual leaders in Edo State are letting down Edo folks. In the event that they think about that that is about politics, that we must always go away politicians to do what they do, it’s going to get to some extent the place this sky will fall on everyone’s head.”
He referred to as on President Bola Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police, Director Normal of Division of State Providers (DSS) to urgently take care of the scenario.
“So, we now have deemed it mandatory to ask you to have this emergency press convention and to name the eye of the President, the IGP, the DG SSS, to what’s occurring in Edo State this morning.
“We’re urging them, very urgently for that matter, to please take this difficulty very significantly and take care of it now that they will nonetheless take care of it.” Aziegbemi mentioned.
