There is a Benin adage which goes thus AMAKPENUE TOBO-GBE EMABABA, meaning you dance when no music plays, the way of kids. It is most lamed of the SPS of PDP to still be dancing to the drums at the campaign ground.
He should be reminded that it does not lie in his mouth to tell Edo people what this Government is doing to ameliorate or simply put, to improve their well being.
Why is the Publicity Secretary of PDP trying to impress the Governor even when the Governor is not comfortable with the goings on in the State.
APC sympathised with him because when the Kangaroo panel set up by the Governor to screen persons for the Commissioners position,our Brother’s name was amongst those shortlisted but today, no compelling or convincing reason(s) has been advanced for the removal of his name save for the internal crises rocking their party.
Could it have been that he has been given the mandate to launder the irredeemable and battered image of the Governor, as a Sine qua non for his eventual acceptance by the Governor?. Aside the above reason, what may have informed the unreasonable outbust of the SPS OF PDP, when he knew that he now sounds like a broken record in outlining fictitious projects and pouring econium on the Governor?.
PDP as represented by its State Publicity Secretary, should realise that the State is bigger than their party.
It is impeccable to note that during their Annual ritual captioned “Alaghodaro summit”, the Edo People were highly expectant to hearing new Generational and innovative programmes of Government in the past one year. What did we hear or see?, the old story of “we are set to make Edo State move again”. What this connotes, is an acceptance that Edo State is in limbo. The question that is begging for an answer is, who have been in the driver seat of Government for the past 6 years in Edo State?, what has the Governor done in the past one year to call for his glorification?, it is not beyond trying to circumvent and demobilised the functionality of the PDP. Taking over the leadership of PDP and submerging the constitutionally guaranteed structure of the Excos of PDP from Ward, Local Government to State, an act that was rebuffed by the National Convention Committee of PDP in Abuja during their last convention.
The result is manifest and in public space, as the Dan Orbih and Engr Ogbeide Ihama led group were given the acceptance figure.
It is this dimistification of the power of the Governor, that informed his consistent saying that “I will not leave the PDP”. Who even wants him in his party? , what the APC saw for rejecting him, is what the PDP is harvesting today (tyrannical and undemocratic tendencies).
With what is going on in PDP today, has APC not been proven right for rejecting Obaseki and his co-travellers?
Mr Chris EHEHIKHARE should bury his head in shame and retreat from this voyage of Political self destruction as his antics will not swade the Governor to giving him any political patronage.
Truth be told, the Governor should give him a Commissioner’s portfolio that will put an end to this his “Abracadabra” and uncoordinated laundering of the dirty image of the Governor.
Signed
Prince Peter Uwadiae Igbinigie
State Publicity Secretary
APC, Edo State.