Obaseki’s ‘4+4 loading’

LAST Saturday, Sentry reported on the battle of wits going on in Edo State as the quiet but bruising war for the governorship seat of the state assumed a treacherous dimension. An advert headlined ‘4+4 Loading,’ published by the governor’s camp in The Nation newspaper penultimate Tuesday, is causing serious waves and giving would-be opposition to Governor Godwin Obaseki’s second term ambition sleepless nights.

But the governor’s camp, which had thrown down the gauntlet as we reported last Saturday, is said to be energised by the development. Observers believe that the current development is only an indication of the shape of things to come.

The governor’s chances of reelection are said to be getting brighter by the day as everyone in his cabinet is said to be rooting for it. Contrary to the expectations in some very high quarters, the cabinet members are said to have vowed to stand solidly behind their boss.

However, Obaseki’s foes in the zone, among them APC members who held top positions in the comrade Adams Oshiomhole government, are poised for a fight. Some of them contested the governorship primaries in 2016 against Obaseki and still nurse grudges against him.

What Sentry cannot say categorically is where Oshiomhole stands in all of this