
Oshiomhole and his nemesis Stephen Oshawo
By Jethro Ibileke
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s fall as chairman of the All Progressives Congress was choreographed from his ward in Edo State and the man who was responsible Stephen Oshawo, has revealed why he suspended him as party member.
Oshawo was the former Ward 10 chairman of the APC in Etsako West local government area of Edo state. He is now a supporter of Godwin Obaseki, the PDP governorship candidate.
He said he moved for Oshiomhole’s suspension to pay him back for his failure to pay his pension for eight months, when he was governor of Edo state.
Oshawo revealed this Thursday in Benin, while receiving an award as an outstanding political icon of the year.
The award was given to him by the Chief Executive Officer of Mega House Entertainment, Goodluck Osama Ogbeide.
Oshawo said he got a better deal from Oshiomhole’s successor Governor Godwin Obaseki.
He said it didn’t take Obaseki a month for his pension to be paid.
“What gave me the mind to do what I did is that I was there as the chairman of ward 10 when Adams Oshiomhole was the governor of the state, and now I am here.
“I know the difference between there and here. I decided to cleave to now which I know is the modern life of today. You know, this government believes in development and in the masses.
“The truth is that, when the former government (Oshiomhole) was in power as the governor of the state, I was [an] insider. I was the chairman in ward 10. I suffered many things and nobody knew me or recognised me.
“As a chairman to the governor of the state, I couldn’t receive my gratuity as a pensioner and as a chairman to Oshiomhole when he was still the governor of the state, I was not able to get my pension for eight months. But when Godwin Obaseki came in, it didn’t take him up to a month, he paid my gratuity and not only me but all the pensioners in Edo State.
“There is nobody he is owing and if you are retiring today, next month you are receiving your pension. So I have much to say which makes me to believe in him.”
Oshawo who denied facing any threat from his community over his action, added that what he did by suspending the national chairman of the party in his ward has made him more popular.
“I just came back from home yesterday because of this award. I have been at home for more than a week now. When Comrade Goodluck called me yesterday to say this was going to happen in Benin, that is why I came and if not, I would have been at home by now. Nobody drove me from my home. I stay in my home, I work in my home,” he said.
“I believe in God and I don’t know if anybody is threatening me but the pressure is political.
“I don’t have any personal pressure from any quarters, but I don’t know my enemies and I don’t know if somebody is planning to. You know, when David killed Goliath, people were singing that David killed 10,000 while Saul killed 1,000.
“People were not happy. So if people are praising me like this man has done, I know other people will not be happy because it made it to become the David and that they are singing that I killed thousands of people because I eliminate god-fatherism.
“So those who are under that level will not be happy with me while those who know that I have come out to liberate them, they will be happy with me and praise me.
“So I am very happy for what is going on. There is no pressure from any quarters at all neither is there any threat from any quarters”, he explained.
Commenting on the award given to him, Oshawo described it as an appreciation for standing up to eliminate god-fatherism from the state politics and it will spur him more, to always stand for what is right.
“I am very happy over the award. This award means a lot to me. It means that I should continue to do what I have done that warranted this award because I believe in truth, transparency and also eliminating god-fatherism,” he added.
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Mr. Oshawo as you are called, it is a pity that old man like your type could not read the handwriting on the word, you have being used to achieve Obaseki mission, but take it or leave it, it will come one day, you will cry for use and dump member of his caber, Obaseki who could not inaugurate Edo State House of Assembly for over a year and went further to declare about 20 members sit vacant, which INEC told him, they cannot conduct election since they are dully elected to serve members of their respective constituency, 9 members of his relation sit to approve Edo State budget, income and expenditure of over 10 million citizen, no meaningful project in Edo State to show over 4 years in office and keep deceiving Edo Citizen. It is only a foul that will vote PDP and OBASEKI for the Edo State Governorship Election.
This man though old is indeed an idiot
Mr chairman, you have been successfully used to remove oshiomole…u will soon be paid in ur own coin.. From what u said, u did not mention any major projects carried out by obaseki for the benefit of edo people…All u mentioned were ur personal gains from the obaseki government. IT is obvious u will carry out obaseki’s assignments.
U are not competent to stop godfatherism in Nigerian politics not even in edo..obaseki is a product of godfatherim and will not even join issues with u on that bcos he knows the truth. Obaseki had used u to achieve his aim, u will soon bcome a tissue paper.I am sure when the time comes, u won’t have the courage to complain publicly, u will do that in silence…good luck to u.
Sorry! You’re going to see what humans are made of when you’re no more useful to them.
It’s too early to gloat Mr man
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