FLASHBACK: How Oshiomhole Removed Edo Assembly Roof As Governor

A recurrence of an event that took place in 2014 during Adams Oshiomhole’s tenure as Edo State governor played out on Thursday after the police invaded the state’s assembly complex.

The roof of the Chief Anthony Enahoro Complex was removed on Thursday in an apparent bid to prevent what was described as “forceful takeover” of the state assembly by some yet-to-be sworn in members of the house.

Obaseki had accused Oshiomhole, who is his predecessor, and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, of being behind the police invasion of the assembly complex but did not back up his claim with evidence.

The governor, who spoke to BBC Pidgin through his media aide, Crusoe Osagie, alleged that the plan was to give access to the members who were yet to be sworn in to inaugurate a “parallel House of Assembly” in the state.

– Removal Of Edo Assembly Complex Roof In 2014-

Oshiomhole, who until recently was the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had admitted to ordering the removal of the Edo Assembly roof to prevent his impeachment in 2014.

The former APC chairman stated this at the party’s National Presidential Convention in 2018, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for “being too mild” on the opposition compared to past administrations.

Oshiomhole had said: “As a sitting governor then, I was denied the use of a public airport.

”Mr President, sometimes I feel you are too mild. I was under threat of impeachment, I had to remove the roof of my State House of Assembly in order to survive.

“One of your predecessors used seven people to remove a sitting Governor. I am, however, not in anyway suggesting that you do the same,” he said.