Edo monarchs ask Buhari to intervene in Oshiomhole, Obaseki feud
- Edo state council of traditional rulers and chiefs want the political tension in the state to come to an end
- The monarchs are demanding President Buhari intervenes to resolve the feud between Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki
- The APC national chairman and the Edo state governor have been at loggerheads in the state
Members of the Edo state council of traditional rulers and chiefs, on Wednesday, July 3 met President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, demanding for his intervention to resolve the feud between Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Led by Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, the traditional rulers also requested two ministerial slots from the president in his next cabinet.
The feud between the APC national chairman and Obaseki had ballooned in recent weeks and heated up the polity in the state.
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The monarchs said: “Mr President, we as traditional rulers in Edo state are concerned about the crisis between Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the All Progressives Congress national chairman and his Excellency, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, and Edo state House of Assembly.
“If this crisis is not resolved now with immediate effect, it may jeopardize the progress of the state.
“On behalf of the good people of Edo state, we kindly appeal to Mr. President to use your good offices to intervene and stop this crisis.”
They said they decided to intervene on the matter in the interest of peace in the state.
“Personally, even though I do not like to interfere in inter-party or intra-party matters, and always maintain that the Benin Crown is non-partisan, it is, however, difficult to turn a blind eye because if this crisis is not brought under control, it is likely to jeopardize the welfare of the masses,” Oba Ewuare II said.
He said with the support of members of the council, he would broker peace between the warring parties by inviting Obaseki and Oshiomhole to a meeting.
In requesting for two ministerial slots, the monarch urged the president to consider the state in view of the fact that it was the only APC state in the south-south.
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Meanwhile, Governor Obaseki on the same day, sacked of eight commissioners in the state executive council among whom was the nephew of Oshiomhole.
Those sacked include: commissioner for youths and special duties Mika Amanokha who is Oshiomhole’s nephew; commissioner for energy and water resources Joseph Ugheoke; commissioner for women affairs and social development Magdalene Ohenhen and commissioner for infrastructure Osahon Amiolemen.
Others are commissioner for health David Osifo; commissioner for budget Mariam Abubakar; commissioner for wealth creation, cooperatives and employment Emmanuel Usoh; commissioner for science and technology, Christopher Adesotu.
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