Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State against probing his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki.
Gatekeepers News reports that Wike urged Okpebholo to focus on developing the state instead.
Speaking in Benin City, Wike said, “Don’t do it. I’m the one who should have told you to pursue this man, I know what I’ve gone through.” He added that probing Obaseki would yield no meaningful results and could distract the governor from governance.
“If there is someone who would have encouraged Okpebholo to probe and prosecute Obaseki, that person should be me, but what I suffered in ensuring that he returned for a second term and how he paid me back is now in the past,” Wike said.
Wike, who had past tensions with Obaseki, emphasized that personal grievances should not cloud the mission of governance. He also tendered an apology to former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole for past humiliation.
“Leader, I know how pained you are and what you passed through… I apologised on national TV to you, sorry for what I did to you, leave it and let them carry their wahala and go, focus on the development of Edo,” Wike said.
Wike’s visit to Benin was initially scheduled to commission the New Edo Line Terminal, the second phase of the Edo State Benin Central Bus Terminal, but it was cancelled due to the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
