'Oshiomhole Has Lost Political Grip Of Edo' - Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki reported that his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, has lost importance in the politics of Edo state
Joy Kalu 
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has disclosed that the former Governor of Edo state and the current National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole is now desperately using the police against Edo government officials because of his loss of relevance in Edo state politics.
Gov Obaseki added that the names of some officials have been noted for possible arrest
This came after the rift between them got messier.
Obaseki and Oshiomhole have been arguing over the control of the structure of the APC in the state.
The Governor, in a statement by his Special Adviser on media strategy, Crusoe Osagie, added that Oshiomhole’s intent was an “attempt to plunge the state into chaos and cause panic in [his] camp.”
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Obaseki stated this in response to the arrest of his security adviser, Andrew Momodu, over the weekend by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) who, according to him, was about to be whisked to Abuja.
Osagie had alleged in the statement that Mr. Momodu was arrested in a gestapo style.
According to him, “When Momodu resisted the unlawful arrest by the security agents, he was taken to the Police Headquarters in Benin, where he was held for an extended period until the Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu intervened.”
“Investigations revealed that the security operatives from Abuja have orders from above to pick up not less than 50 persons loyal to Obaseki, in an attempt to plunge the state into chaos and cause panic in the governor’s camp.
“Those penciled down for arrest, according to sources privy to the policemen’s modus operandi, include Special Adviser (SA) to the Governor on Political Matters, Edo South, Hon. Osaigbovo Iyoha.
“Others on the list are Albert Obazee, Kelly Okungbowa (popularly known as Ebo Stone) and Muktar-Osagie Muntari, who heads the state’s Public Works Volunteers (PUWOV).”
Calls made to Simon Ebegbulem, the Chief Press Secretary to Adams Oshiomhole, for a reaction failed to connect.
