The governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, has strongly warned Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, not to travel to the state without first obtaining his consent.
Speaking during a defection rally for Marcus Onobun,
a current PDP member representing the Esan Central/Esan West/Igueben Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives
and the former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Okpebholo issued the warning in Uromi.
On Friday, July 18, 2025, Marcus, the sole PDP member of the House of Representatives,
switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The governor’s remarks came almost two weeks after Obi visited the state and donated N15 million to the St. Philomena Hospital School of Nursing in Benin.
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In a 57-second video from the rally, the governor said Obi would be held responsible for whatever happens to him in Edo State should he ignore the directive.
“You Will Be Responsible For Whatever Happens To You When You Come To Edo State Without My Permission”- Monday Okpebholo to Obi
“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 without telling me because his security will never be guaranteed.
Whatever happens to him when he is in Edo State, he will take it. I am serious about it,” Okpebholo declared to the cheering crowd,” he said.
“He came the other day and donated N15 million. Somebody wey say he no get shishi —
where he get N15 million to donate to people? By the time he left, there was crisis.
Three people died in Benin. So, for that reason, tell Obi he should not come to Edo without telling me,” the Governor said.
Speaking further on Onobun’s defection, the governor declared that the APC had taken firm control of Edo State
and would eradicate all traces of opposition by the 2027 general elections.
“We are not lobbying anyone to join APC; they are coming because they see the results of our governance.
In 2027, 2.5 million votes from Edo are guaranteed for President Bola Tinubu,” he boasted.
“Last week, we finally buried the PDP in Edo State. I saw someone crying at Ring Road, talking about having 65%.
That is what we call social media winning. When I said I would become governor, I meant it.
Today, we are turning Edo into a construction site, and they can see it.”
Meanwhile, Netizens are strongly reacting to the threat Monday Okpebholo made
According to them, Obi is a citizen of Nigeria and therefore has the right to travel to any state he chooses