“What we now hear is ‘unknown gunmen’ who are killing people in the South-East, while other parts of the country are becoming unsafe to live in because of insecurity. The prices of goods and services are moving up daily beyond the reach of the common man.
“In Edo State, the Benin/Auchi Road is still unsafe despite the effort of the state government, while we still have 14 elected lawmakers who are being shut out of the House of Assembly. This is not good for democracy.” The Deputy Governor commended the protester for conducting themselves peacefully and promised that all their grievances would be channelled to the right quarter.
On the 14 lawmakers, they said, “We did everything possible to have them in the House but they decided to follow a godfather who misleads them. Even with a month to when their seats would be declared vacant, we urged them to join the Assembly but they were asking for a second proclamation. “They also went to court and that had stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission from conducting a fresh election. The INEC has said no new election can be conducted until the cases are decided. So we have to wait for the courts before the next move can be made.”
This time obaseki carry sense.
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