Edo State govt accuses Ize-Iyamu, others of plotting for state of emergency
The Edo State government on Wednesday, alleged that explosions that rocked the homes of some All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains in the state is a plot to get President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency.
The government alleged that the Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) carried out the explosions in order to create a sense of insecurity in Edo state.
The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Paul Ohonbamu, speaking to reporters explained that the group’s failed attempt to get the House of Assembly to remove Governor Godwin Obaseki resorted to using explosives.
It will be recalled that the factional state secretary of the APC in Edo State, Lawrence Okah, escaped death when a bomb explosion rocked his residence on Tuesday, February 11.
In a related development, the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the APC will end after the party’s nominations ahead of the state’s 2020 governorship election, a factional chairman of the party, David Imuse has said.
Imuse noted that the crisis would not lead to parallel primaries between the two factions as many have feared.
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It would be recalled that the crises in Edo has taken another dimension as the state government is seeking arrest and prosecution of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The state wants the national chairman of the APC arrested and prosecuted by the security agencies for disobeying the orders of the state government.
