VIDEO: Angry residents boo Obaseki, PDP leaders during visit to Oba of Benin’s palace
Some angry residents on Saturday staged a protest against Governor Godwin Obaseki and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors and leaders who came on a courtesy call to the palace of the Oba of Benin on Saturday.
The convoy met scores of angry Benin residents, who blocked the convoy and called the governor and the PDP “ole”, meaning thieves.
Obaseki chased out of Oba of Benin's Palace today!!! Yes Benin City people have spoken today!!! See people calling him ole ole ole ole and doing Waka sheke to him!!! Obaseki is a goner !!! pic.twitter.com/yaoKRrgiiW
— Osanyinpeju Shakiru (@OsanyinpejuSha4) July 25, 2020
Meanwhile, the governor in a reaction about the incident accused billionaire Hosa Okunbo as the mastermind of the scornful display.
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We know that one of their billionaire sponsors hired a lot of thugs today around Oba Palace and that they were destroying vehicles with @OfficialPDPNig flags. Please do not retaliate. They are only trying to scare the people. pic.twitter.com/RW5aCGME86— Godwin Obaseki (GGO) (@GovernorObaseki) July 25, 2020
“We know that one of their billionaire sponsors hired a lot of thugs today around Oba Palace and that they were destroying vehicles with @OfficialPDPNig flags. Please do not retaliate. They are only trying to scare the people.
“They are saying that what they did today is an example of what they intend to do on election day. But thank God we have a law abiding president in @MBuhari”.
