The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has urged the police and State Security Services to arrest the acting chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Jarrett Tenebe, for allegedly inciting violence against Governor Godwin Obaseki.
In a statement on June 10, 2024, Edo State PDP chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, condemned Tenebe’s call for the stoning of Governor Obaseki, describing it as a threat to peace and security in the state.
Aziegbemi demanded Tenebe’s immediate arrest and prosecution for his inflammatory remarks, which he believes could lead to violence and unrest in the state, according to Peoples Gazette.
He said, “I’m the chairman of the party now and I’m ready for him. He should be careful with the way he talks, so that we will not tell people to stone him because it will get to that soon. If he starts opening his mouth to say rubbish, I will tell people to stone him. I’m sure when they start stoning him, that’s when he will know that he does not have that support he’s talking about.’’
Expressing disgust over the opposition party chairman’s comment, Mr Aziegbemi, said that the PDP viewed the APC chairman’s threat as “a direct call for anarchy and a treasonable offence.”
He stated that the “video which was well circulated on social media has caused anxiety and apprehension in the state,” adding that a situation whereby anyone would threaten to call on hoodlums to stone an incumbent governor in the glare of security agencies was unacceptable.
The PDP chairman therefore called on the “Commissioner of Police and the State Director of the Department of State Security to immediately arrest Jarrett Tenebe and investigate thoroughly his outrageous statement,” warning that, “failure to act is a potential call for anarchy in the state.”
He called on supporters and party faithful to maintain peace in the state and not allow agents of disunity plunge the state into anarchy.
