8th September, 2024
By Jethro Ibileke
Members of the Edo Salvation Group (ESG) have expressed concern over the viral video of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, in which he allegedly commits gaffe by promising to provide insecurity if voted governor in the 21 September election.
The group in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Coordinator, Imman Ekpe, said it was seriously bothered by the viral video showing Senator Okpebhelo vowing to provide insecurity as governor.
ESG said it was satisfied that the video was apparently not doctored or fabricated, after it waited for Okpebhelo and his enablers, including Senator Adams Oshiomhole to deny the video.
The statement read in part:
“Like many people in the Edo State project, we were concerned about the video that showed the APC governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebhelo saying that he will provide insecurity to his listeners.
“Like many other stakeholders, we have watched and watched the video, seen the gesticulation of Senator Oshiomhole and we are now fully convinced that the video was not a fabrication.
“We believe that this is a serious issue that must not be put aside and we truly believe that Senator Okpebhelo does not understand what he said.
“While we pardon him for his error, but it also underscores the issues before the voters going into this election. It brings to question the capacity of the candidate who has made several other gaffes including using transformers as the complete answer to electricity.
“These gaffes clearly point to the fact that Senator Okpehelo is not an option as he will either be a dummy for Oshiomhole or really provide Edo State with insecurity through his gaffes if he becomes governor through his lack of capacity.
“In the light of this we painfully ask Senator Okpehbelo to within 24 hours go on television to explain what he meant by providing insecurity or we would come out to openly disclaim him as a candidate fit for office.”
