An old video of the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, allegedly threatening the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has resurfaced online.
The governor gave the warning on July 18, 202,5 during a
political event in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of the state.
In the 58-second video currently making the rounds on social
media, the governor could be heard warning Obi against coming into the state
without prior notice.
He said, “The man wey say he no get shishi, I am sending a
direct message to him, there is a new sheriff in town. He cannot come to Edo
State without telling me because his security will not be guaranteed.
“Whatever happens to him in Edo State, he will take it. I am
serious about this”.
The video clip resurfaced on Tuesday following the alleged
assassination attempt on Obi and other leaders of the African Democratic
Congress, ADC in the state.
DAILY POST reports that the politicians came under gunfire
attack on Tuesday at the residence of the former Executive Governor of Edo
State and currently the chairman of the ADC in the state, Chief John Odigie
Oyegun.
According to a viral video recorded after the incident,
windscreens and body parts of Obi’s motorcade were destroyed by bullet.
Reacting, some netizens linked the incident to the
governor’s threat, warning that nothing should happen to the former governor.
An X user @Victorfelix047 wrote, “On the 19th of July 2025.
@Gov_Okpebholo threatened Peter Obi. Today being 24 February 2026 an
Assssination attempt was targeted at Peter Obi and his team while in EDO state.
“I hope people beating the drum for him will protect him
when he is out of power if anything happens to Obi”.
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