Benin National Congress,
BNC, Worldwide, has described the
accusation by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State against former National
Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, of
plotting to abort President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid as reckless,
mischievous and unfortunate.
Okorocha-Oyegun
BNC Board of Trustees,
Patrons and members, in a statement in Benin City, yesterday by Orobosa
Omo-Ojo, Secretary, said: “We read with utter consternation your recent
reckless and mischievous outburst against our revered father and son, Chief
Odigie-Oyegun, the first democratically elected chairman of the APC, wherein
among other things, you maliciously accused him of a “plot to abort Buhari’s
re-election bid.
“The general opinion is
that you have been destined to fail, going by the torrent of political and
ancestral challenges that have confronted you in the once peaceful state and
our reaction on this premise could have been as irrelevant.
“However, it behoves on us
as an assembly of nobles that stands for the protection and preservation of the
preeminence of Benin culture and traditions to reprimand you for your penchant
to dishonourable and uncouth commentaries which obviously belittles the office
of governor.
“In case you have forgotten
or are pretending not to know, Chief Odigie-Oyegun is a deep rooted Iroko with
far-flung branches that have been nurtured with the unravel cultural values of
the Benin ethnic nationality, including honesty, hard work, dedication and
honour.
“From your history, which
is known to all, none of these attributes is traceable to you and it will,
therefore, be in your interest to desist from making yourself available as a
willing tool in the hands of your desperate sponsors because, the defeat you
will suffer will be colossal, from which you are not likely to recover.”
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