Edo State government has condemned the use of explosives and other dangerous weapons in parts of the state at the weekend to cause mayhem. Addressing journalists during a rally in his country home in Opoji, Esan West Council, Inegbeniki indicted his rivals in the ruling party in the arson. The Edo Central APC leader called on Buhari to come to the aid of Edo APC, adding that members loyal to the national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, were under siege. In a statement, Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, described the violence as reprehensible and most condemnable. “The Edo State government denounces the resort to such desperate and dangerous means for political reasons.

Source: The Guardian February 03, 2020 04:07 UTC