Edo Government Accuses Peter Obi of Bringing Political Crises to the State

The Edo State Government has described former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi as a destabilising figure in the state's political landscape, claiming that crises often follow his political engagements.

Commissioner for Information in Edo State, Kassim Afegbua, made the remarks on Wednesday during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television, while responding to discussions about an alleged assassination attempt on Obi's life.

Afegbua alleged that Obi's political history reflects a pattern of internal party conflicts, citing previous visits to Edo State that he claimed were followed by political unrest.

He further argued that the Labour Party crisis during Obi's membership was never resolved before his reported alignment with the African Democratic Congress.

According to the commissioner, Obi exited the Labour Party amid factional disputes without demonstrating the leadership capacity to resolve internal conflicts.

Afegbua warned that Edo State should not be drawn into what he characterised as internal party conflicts, stressing that any fallout from political activities should not be attributed to the state government.

"Don't forget that Peter Obi came the first time to Edo and there was crisis. He came second time, there was crisis," Afegbua said.

"Don't also forget that within the Labour Party, they are a party of crisis, and he has exited from the Labour Party crisis without being able to resolve the crisis, which would have defined his leadership credentials.

"And now he has come to ADC, a party of disgruntled elements looking for a safe platform to express their political aspiration.

"Please don't come and pollute the atmosphere of Edo in such a manner that whatever happens within your party, you will not want to wear us the crown.

"Peter Obi is a problem to the politics of Edo because any party he belongs to has crisis. Olumide Akpata just alluded to it just now.

"You see, you cannot be in a party, Labour Party, you created factions and all that. You couldn't resolve this crisis, and you have exported the crisis to another party, ADC, members of which are essentially from PDP and Labour Party," Afegbua added.