How Oshiomhole 'Severally Humiliated Ogbemudia, Forcefully Collected Prince's Land' - Edo Leaders

Prominent Bini lead­ers, under the aegis of Edo Collective Agenda of Nigeria (ECA) have accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, of in­sulting revered former military governor of Bendel State, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, on sev­eral occasions.

While expressing anger over what they described as “his careless statements against the Binis”, ECA regretted that “Adams Oshiomhole extended his abuse and denigration to almost all notable sons of Edo-South, including the respected Be­nin monarch, whose son he forcefully took his parcel of land". 

ECA, in a state­ment issued after their meeting, frowned at the manner Oshiomhole embarrassed notable sons and daughters of the Edo southern zone, espe­cially his outburst against prominent chiefs of the an­cient Benin Kingdom.

The leaders, in the state­ment signed on their behalf by Osarodion Ehizogie and made available to newsmen on Tuesday, categorically warned the former Governor of Edo state to be mindful of his actions and utterances.

According  to the lead­ers, “Adams Oshiomhole extended his hatred for the Benin people to John Odi­gie Oyegun, who he abused and hounded from office as APC national chairman to take over his seat."

On Oshiomhole's alleged humiliation of erstwhile military governor of old Bendel State, ECA said, “Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia was humiliated by Adams Oshiomhole. He withdrew Ogbemudia’s vehicles from him when he (Oshiomhole) was the governor of Edo State.

“Adams Oshiomhole in his determination to wipe away the memory of Ogbe­mudia in Edo State demol­ished properties built by the Ogbemudia’s admin­istration at the University of Benin, forcing the then Vice-Chancellor, Professor Osayuki Godwin Oshodin, an illustrious son of the Kingdom and others to be homeless."

While vowing to stop the antics of the APC national chairman, the leaders declared: “We are here today to say enough is enough. Osh­iomhole can’t humiliate Obaseki. Obaseki was vot­ed for by Edo people and the people who voted for him are not complaining."