Jubilant supporters of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, yesterday surprised following a reported order to forestall them from processing into the Edo authorities home to have fun with the governor.
The supporters, who embrace market girls and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had gathered on the Benin Airport at about 7 am within the morning to present the governor a rousing welcome.
The gathering adopted Okpebholo’s resounding victory within the 2024 governorship election authorized dispute on the Supreme Court docket within the nation’s capital, Abuja.
Okpebholo, whose plane touched down on the Benin Airport at about 12.40 pm, was welcomed by the supporters amid Jubilation.
The supporters, a lot of whom weren’t cellular, proceeded on foot in a street procession with Governor Okpebholo’s motorcades, chanting solidarity songs.
The procession, which lasted for about an hour, terminated on the Edo State authorities Home, the place the supporters have been knowledgeable by safety operatives that solely Very Essential Personalities (VIPs) can be allowed into the federal government home for refreshments.
The bewildered supporters took turns to lament the event, with many raining insults on the authorities.
“One of many supporters who was recognized as Mrs. Ebosele Omogiate stated: “Within the worst moments of ex-governor Godwin Obaseki, supporters and members weren’t shabbily handled like this.
“They’ve received now and have determined to construct a wall round themselves,” she added.
“I left my home earlier than 7 am for the airport and stood underneath the solar for hours earlier than the arrival of the governor.
“We engaged on a street present with the him to the federal government home, just for us to be shut out. This remedy melted on us is unfair,” one other supporter added.
