My deputy never take me to court during my eight years in office – says Oshiomhole
By Elvis Omoregie
Chairman Senate House Committee on Interior and a former governor of Edo State now Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, today said his Deputy governor didn’t take him to court during his eight years as governor of Edo State.
Senator Oshiomhole, made the remarks in Benin City, the state capital when he paid a condolence visit to the family of late Chief, David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin kingdom.
Reacting to the faceoff between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, Senator Oshiomhole said that on his tenure as the governor of Edo State he never supported the aspiration of his deputy, Pius Odubu, to succeed him but his deputy never took him to court on the issue.
“Regardless of party divide, it is my wish for Edo to be governed in peace and harmony because the supra party to which we all belong to is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The political parties given the rate of camping, decamping and recamping show that the only thing that is constant is Nigeria not the political parties.
“To that extent as someone who have had the rare privilege of being the chief steward at Osadebey Avenue it is my wish that this government, even future governments regardless of the political platform govern in peace and harmony.
“But I don’t know how court adjudicate over suspicion. Let me say this. To say somebody wants to run to APC. APC is not a rehabilitation centre. I can tell you that for free. We in APC are satisfied the way we are. We are happy in opposition and we are not about to receive people who are coming because they have lost out.
Senator Oshiomhole warned that the ideal of someone craeting problem all the time and always want to benefit from it shouldn’t be encouraged.
On the death of the late Esogban, he said the late High Chief was like a foster father to him that’s going to missed his advice and fatherly role on his life.
