Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has stated that he has not been invited to the Governor-elect’s swearing-in event, which is set for Tuesday.
Obaseki made the statement on Friday at the inauguration of the caretaker committee for the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party in Benin City, the state capital.
The governor stated that the All Progressives Congress planned the inauguration without informing him or involving the state administration in the process.
He said, “Someone needs to be sworn in. Sworn into an existing government. You don’t just emerge out of nowhere and become a government. There is currently a government. There is a method to do things.
“On Tuesday, the administration of Edo State will inaugurate a new governor. But what you’re seeing right now are merely posters. The administration of Edo State is not interested.”
Obaseki denounced the APC’s actions as illegal, claiming that the state government should oversee the inaugural ceremony.
He went on to say, “So it’s crazy when individuals act as if there are no laws in the country. Sometimes I just sit and wonder.
“Are we fine as a country? We follow the constitution, laws, precedents, and procedures.
“So, they’re hosting an inauguration, and I, as the governor, have no idea. I have not even been invited. It’s as if they’re establishing a completely new state and administration.
