DISCREDITED EDO FACTIONAL PDP CONFIRMS MEMBERS’ SPONSORSHIP OF KIDNAPPINGS, CULT WAR IN EDO STATE

PRESS RELEASE NO.108/EDSGH/2025

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

EDO STATE GOVERNMENT

DISCREDITED EDO FACTIONAL PDP CONFIRMS MEMBERS’ SPONSORSHIP OF KIDNAPPINGS, CULT WAR IN EDO STATE

The Edo State Government notes with profound concern the recent pronouncements by the Godwin Obaseki-led discredited factional Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during its press conference, wherein a series of unsubstantiated allegations were levelled against the administration of His Excellency, Governor Monday Okpebholo. 

The Government views these attempts to politicize its steadfast commitment to eradicating crime and cultism as not only reprehensible but also indicative of a veiled complicity in the very insecurity that afflicts Edo State.

The PDP’s contention that the Government is employing its security apparatus as an instrument of political persecution against opposition elements represents a transparent endeavour to divert scrutiny from their own compromised activities. 

Their lamentations of “political victimization” resonate hollowly when juxtaposed with the tangible and resolute measures undertaken by the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo to maintain peace and order within the length and breadth of Edo State.

Let it be unequivocally stated: the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo shall remain impervious to the desperate stratagems employed by the PDP. Governor Monday Okpebholo’s resolve to safeguard the lives and property of every citizen of Edo State shall not be diminished. 

Any individual or entity, irrespective of political persuasion, implicated in criminal enterprises shall be subjected to the full rigor of the law.

The frantic exertions of the Godwin Obaseki-led discredited factional PDP to impugn the integrity of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s security initiatives serve only to fortify the suspicion that certain elements within its fold are actively engaged in the destabilization of Edo State. 

Their accusations, far from evincing innocence, betray a profound apprehension of accountability.

Their cynical deprecation of the Government’s recently announced minimum wage increment as an “affront” to the diligent workforce of Edo State underscores a manifest detachment from the realities faced by ordinary citizens. 

The administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo remains steadfast in its commitment to the amelioration of the welfare of its workforce and shall not be swayed by the vacuous rhetoric emanating from the discredited factional Obaseki-led PDP 

The Edo State Government implores all law-abiding citizens to reject the divisive machinations of the discredited factional PDP and to lend their unwavering support to Governor Monday Okpebholo’s endeavours in cultivating a secure and prosperous environment for all. 

Governor Okpebholo shall not permit political opportunism to undermine the foundational principles of security and progress within Edo State.

Signed:

Fred Itua

The Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor.

Saturday, 03 May, 2025