It’s a matter of grave concern that days after the elections in Edo State particularly Edo South Senatorial District some persons have thrown caution over board to accuse some notable persons of sabotage.
Of particularly interest is the accusation thrown at the very respectable and erudite Rt. Hon Samson Osagie, former Minority Whip of the House of Representatives and Senatorial candidate of the APC in the 2015 Elections. He currently serves conscientiously as an Executive Director at the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd.
A certain Sylvester Ibhane has accused Rt. Hon Samson Osagie among others of fighting with the Vice Chairman of Uhunmwode Local Government against the APC on election day at his unit and ward. Nothing can be more ludicrous.
It is beyond doubt that Hon Samson Osagie remains a force to be reckoned with in his local government and given his unquestionable integrity he is the LAST person that could have done that.
We should recall that He was a Senatorial candidate of the APC in 2015 which he lost to the opposition. This same conspiracy and sabotage theories were thrown up but he didn’t believe because of the avanlanche of factors that affected that election. Perhaps it was true given its possibility from Sylvester Ibhane mischievous write up and one may wish to ask the following questions for him and his likes to provide answers to:
a). Who sabotaged Rt.Hon Samson Osagie Senatorial election in 2015?
b). Was it the votes from Uhunmwode Local Government Area where Rt.Hon Samson Osagie hailed from and voted that led to the loss of the Senatorial Election?
c). Was it Rt Hon Samson Osagie that limited every party official or leader’s participation in the elections to their polling units only? Hon Samson Osagie was at his unit on election day.
d).Was Rt.Hon Samson Osagie involved in the election planning and execution in the state or at any level to be sufficiently seised of the strategies deployed for the elections?
Haba! Why can’t some persons just leave this gentleman alone. In the last 3 years Rt.Hon Samson Osagie has remained taciturn and focussed on his new assignment for the Federal Government, yet some sycophants and urchins would not just allow him be.
For all intents and purposes let it be known that Rt. Hon Samson Osagie did his best for the APC and it’s candidates including the Edo South Senatorial District elections which had his friend Hon Patrick Obahiagbon as candidate.
If Sylvester Ibhane and his cohorts are not on some mischievous mission, let him give the names of all those who sabotage the Senatorial Election in all the wards in Oredo, Egor and Ikpoba/Okha Local Government Areas. Then we can trust his sincerity.
Let the blackmail abate! Only enemies of progress does what Sylvester Ibhane and his likes are currently doing!
Desmond Imafidon Oni.