The Edo State government has denied having a hand in the assassination attempt made at the former Labour party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, former Governor of Edo State, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, yesterday in Benin city.
Denying any complicity on the said attack, the Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, attributed the violence to internal crisis within the ADC.
“The crisis has been ongoing. Even yesterday, we had to use the police to quell the crisis… What happened was just the height of it.”Nigerian Events Calendar
Similarly, Edo APC Chairman, Emperor Jarret Tenebe, denied involvement.
“Did the attackers wear APC uniforms? What is happening in ADC is a factional fight. You saw Owie fighting Oyegun. They should not drag us into their fight.”
On allegations that Governor Monday Okpebholo had earlier warned Obi against visiting Edo without permission , Afegbua said: “If Peter Obi had informed the governor that he was coming, what happened today would not have happened. The governor would have provided security for him… Thank God nothing happened to Peter Obi.”
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