{"id":24601,"date":"2020-05-01T18:31:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=24601"},"modified":"2020-05-01T18:31:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T18:31:36","slug":"edo-govt-accuses-oshiomhole-of-spitting-on-graves-of-dead-covid-19-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/edo-govt-accuses-oshiomhole-of-spitting-on-graves-of-dead-covid-19-patients","title":{"rendered":"Edo govt accuses Oshiomhole of \u2018spitting on graves\u2019 of dead COVID-19 patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Edo State Government has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole of \u201dspitting on the graves\u201d of those who have died from COVID-1\u20199<\/p>\n

In a statement on Friday, Osarodion Ogie, the Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, slammed Oshiomhole for holding a political gathering amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Ogie said the former Governor of the state was insensitive and his actions undermine the efforts of the government in fighting Coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is most despicable of Comrade Oshiomhole to show such insensitivity by spitting on the graves of these people; endangering the lives of millions of Edo people and undermining the efforts of government at the state and national levels to halt the deadly campaign of this invisible enemy.<\/p>\n

\u201cComrade Oshiomhole on Thursday, April 30, 2020, organized what some media outlets have come to term as \u2018APC faction\u2019s mock primaries\u2019 in Benin City. The meeting was organised by a group of dissidents who make up the EPM with the active backing of Comrade Oshiomhole, who, it was reported, drew up a delegates list for the exercise,\u201d part of the statement read.<\/p>\n

The Edo government also flayed Oshiomhole for showing disregard for the health and safety of Edo people and Nigerians in general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Edo State Government has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole of \u201dspitting on the graves\u201d of those who have died from COVID-1\u20199 In a statement on Friday, Osarodion Ogie, the Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, slammed Oshiomhole for holding a political gathering amid the pandemic. 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