Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has said he would not issue a fresh proclamation letter for the inauguration of the 7th Edo State House of Assembly, since the Nigerian Constitution 1999 as amended, mandates state governors to issue proclamation only once for the inauguration of their Houses of Assembly.
The Governor who made his position known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie said media reports claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered him to reissue another proclamation were false. He maintained that since he had dutifully performed the function as stipulated by the constitution, there was no need for the issuance of a fresh proclamation.
“We wish to state categorically that the story is false as there is no Presidential directive to the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation.
“President Muhammadu Buhari that we know is a law-abiding leader who will not issue directives that contradict the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.
“The publication is one of the many efforts by agents and hirelings sponsored by entrenched interests in the state whose stranglehold on the state’s resources has been displaced by the people-centric governance model of the Obaseki-led administration.
“We urge the public and all concerned to disregard the publication.”
