Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has criticized Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi for allegedly obtaining security clearance before entering the state. Okpebholo’s statement was made while receiving former federal lawmaker Marcus Onobun into the All Progressives Congress. Obi’s recent visit to Benin, where he donated N15m to a nursing school, has been linked to renewed violence in the state. Metuh, a former federal lawmaker, criticized Okpebholo’s actions as a threat to democratic values and individual freedoms.

He urged President Tinubu to distance himself from such practices and uphold the inclusive values he was known for during his tenure as Lagos State governor. Metuh warned that continued silence from political elites may harm the country’s democratic fabric and that many leaders have kept mute due to political correctness or fear of personal reprisals or exclusion in the sharing of political appointments.

He appealed to President Tinubu to “check this very disturbing trend by calling these governors to order.” Metuh urged Nigeria to truly belong to all citizens and grant freedom and liberties to all persons across the land.