The reason the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki was forced out of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, premises in Benin has been revealed.
Recall that the INEC Headquarters in Benin, the Edo State Capital, is the main collation centre for the ongoing governorship election.
According to reports, Governor Obaseki was spotted at the INEC office at about 3.30 a.m, where he went to supervise the ongoing collation of results.
However, the Governor was spotted by the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dennis Idahosa who raised the alarm.
Idahosa therefore, led members of the APC to demand the exit of Obaseki from the premises of the Commission.
Idahosa, who was spotted shouting outside the gate at about 3.30 am, queried Governor Obaseki presence at the INEC office.
He stated that the Governor has no business being at the Commission’s office where the collation of the final results are done.
However, it took the timely intervention of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in charge of the election, Frank Mba, to save the situation. DIG Mba walked into the INEC premises with his team and asked Obaseki to leave the area.
The Governor who looked crestfallen left the INEC office around 4:45 am.
Speaking on the development, the APC National Secretary, Surajudeen Basiru, deplored the Governor’s act.
Addressing journalists, Basiru stressed that the Governor had no reason to be at the INEC premises.
“He is not a candidate. He has no reason to be here,” Basiru said.
The APC National Secretary added that the Governor’s action amounted to an abuse of office.
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