Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, has claimed that the outgoing governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has fled Nigeria via the land borders.
Okpebholo is set to be sworn in on Tuesday, after which Obaseki will lose his immunity.
Last week, Obaseki stated that he had heard the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was planning to arrest him once his tenure as governor ended.
In a statement released to the press on Sunday and signed by his media aide, Godspower Inegbe, Governor-elect Okpebholo expressed concern over Obaseki’s reckless remarks, stating that they had left the people of Edo State worried.
The governor-elect also raised alarms about Obaseki’s whereabouts, claiming that he allegedly fled Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Friday, using a disguised bus.
The statement accused Obaseki of chasing out everyone from the Government House on Friday before escaping to a yet-to-be known location more than 72 hours before his official departure from office.
The statement further accused Obaseki of making false claims to shift attention away from his alleged plan to leave the country through the land borders.
“As of Friday, 8th of November, the whereabouts of Obaseki are unknown. He has chased everyone out of Edo State Government House. He has abandoned governance in the State, and he is on the run.
“He has escaped through the road out of Benin. He did not pass through the airport. If he is as popular as he claims, why did he not use the airport to escape? Instead, he hired a bus and disguised while escaping from Edo State.
“Obaseki is trying to push out these narratives in order to distract the public. His antics will not work. We know his plans, and we will continue to expose his shenanigans to Edo people,” the statement read.
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It added, “Unfortunately for Obaseki, his baseless claims will not stand. The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Ighodalo, have no case against Senator Okpebholo. The tribunal will soon confirm that.”
Okpebholo reminded Obaseki that he will soon lose his immunity and will therefore be forced to face the full wrath of the law if he does not retrace his steps.
“Although Senator Okpebholo is a man of peace, we will not sit back and allow him to keep misrepresenting the true outcome of what happened on the 21st of September.
“Obaseki will soon lose his immunity and if he continues to make his baseless claims, he will face the full wrath of the law very soon and he will prove his unfounded allegations when he is dragged to court,” Okpebholo warned in the statement.
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