Edo State Governor Adams
Aliyu Oshiomhole on Monday fired a warning shot at the Esama of
Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, to stop undermining state laws.
Oshiomhole, who was
speaking at the inauguration of 14 newly elected local government
chairmen in Benin, said his government had the capacity
and the will to contain Igbinedion’s excesses.
He also asked the state
Independent Electoral Commission to tender unreserved apology to the people of
the state for the lapses recorded in the local government polls held last
Saturday.
He said,
“There is evidence that he (Igbinedion) has undermined the prosperity of the
state for a very long time. Those who live in glass houses do not throw stones.
“I want to send a warning
to Chief Igbinedion that he should take it easy; he has acquired a lot of
government land that the people have not engaged him on. He walks as if he is
above the law. He was a chief tax collector in this state, pocketing 25 to 30
per cent of every kobo that accrued while his son was the governor.
“I have not looked back
because my mandate is to look forward. I want to put him on notice that if he
continues with elderly rascality, I will bring him to justice.
“He must never ever
underestimate the fact that I have the will and I have the capacity to deploy
that will; if he crosses the law, he will be cut to size.
“Elders must teach the
younger ones to behave responsibly” Oshiomhole stressed.
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