Benin City, Edo State – Nigerians don dey react sharply to di viral video wey show Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, as e dey issue warning to di former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, say make e no try come enter Edo without his security clearance.
For di video wey dey trend for social media, di governor talk say, “I dey send direct message to am, new sheriff dey for town, e no fit come Edo make e no tell me, because im security no go ever dey guaranteed.” E even go further to run mouth say, “Whatever happen to am wen e dey Edo state, e go take am.” (Talk about threatening vibes! You fit just feel di tension for di air!)
Di governor’s statement come after Obi don visit Edo State on 8 July, where e donate N15 million to Philomena College of Nursing Sciences. Di visit supposed sweet but instead, e turn wahala after three people die after Obi leave di state. Wetin dey go on?
After di governor make di threatening statement on Friday, 18 July during a political gathering in Uromi, di Obidient Media Centre and plenty Nigerians don begin respond sharply. Di Obidient group talk say di governor dey violate Nigeria constitution wey guarantee every citizen right to freely move and reside anywhere in di country.
“We wish to alert Nigerians and di international community say make dem no take dis threats lightly. If anything touch Peter Obi, na dem go bear di consequences,” dem add. (Na real talk! For where we dey, no be choice of person na im dey position, but democracy wey suppose dey protect every citizen!)
Di interim spokesman for Africa Democratic Congress, Bolaji Abdullahi, also don condemn di governor’s words, saying, “Peter Obi na free citizen and e no need di governor’s permission to visit any state.” Di man sabi wetin e dey talk, e no wan make dem fool am! E call di governor’s reaction a reflection of deep insecurity.
As we dey talk now, Peter Obi never react to di governor’s words, but di online gists no dey stop. Plenty people don dey wonder wetin dey happen for Edo state after di police of Kaduna state don stop one rally wey Peter Obi supporters plan to organize for im birthday. Dem cite security reasons, same as di governors of Benue and Kogi states wey don give similar warnings before.
Dis level of political drama no be any small matter oh! Di Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, don describe Okpebholo’s warning as a death threat, calling am disgraceful and undemocratic. Dem talk say such language dey show say dis governor no sabi di meaning of civil rights.
For dem blog posts, e clear say make people wey dey govern di country no treat their power like say dem get am for di family tree. Nigeria na for everybody, no be some people dem space to control. Na so e be!”
