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BENIN—THE crisis rocking Edo State House of Assembly has taken a new dimension as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers have challenged the state governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole and their colleagues in the All Progressives Congress, APC, to subscribe to an oath at the Ogun-Oba shrine in the palace of the Oba of Benin, over the allegation that they received N50 million to defect to PDP.
Addressing newsmen in Benin, yesterday, the eight PDP lawmakers in the House, including the factional Speaker, Mr. Festus Ebea, accused the state government of blackmailing and inciting the youths and market women against them.
Spokesman for the lawmakers, Mr. Patrick Osayimwen, said that it was unfortunate that the governor had resorted to the current tactics after he invited him and Mr. Jude Ise-Idehen to his office on May 10, 2014 and alleged that the governor offered them millions of naira not to opt out of the APC merger, but they declined, though they assured him of their support for his developmental agenda.
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Source: #Vanguard
