Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo, on Friday stunned hundreds of his supporters when he locked them out of the State Government House.
The supporters, including market women and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had troupe out by the hundreds to celebrate the Governor’s victory at the Supreme Court in the 2024 governorship election legal dispute at the Supreme Court in Abuja.
They had earlier gathered at the Benin Airport around about 7 am, to give the Governor a rousing welcome.
After the Governor’s aircraft landed at the Benin Airport at about 12.40pm, the supporters, many of whom were not mobile, proceeded on foot in a road procession following motorcade and chanting solidarity songs.
The procession, which lasted for about an hour, terminated at the Edo State Government House, where the supporters were informed by security operatives that only Very Important Personalities (VIPs) would be allowed access into the premises for refreshments.
The thoroughly embarrassed supporters lamented the development, with many raining insults on the authories.
One of the supporters who identified herself as Mrs. Ebosele Omogiate, said: “In the worst moments of ex-governor Godwin Obaseki, supporters and members were not shabbily treated like this.
“They have won now and have decided to build a wall around themselves.”
Another supporter said: “I left my house before 7am for the airport and stood under the sun for hours before the arrival of the Governor.
“We engaged on a road show with the him to the government house, only for us to be shut out. This treatment melted on us is unfair.”
