*Edo 2024: Why You Shouldn’t Believe Oshiomhol* By George Etakibuebu During a recent campaign trail in Ewhohimi, Esan South East, Adams Oshiomhole made an outlandish claim to the effect that Dr Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has no house in his own community, which is a complete lie. Canvassing support for his candidate demands that Oshiomhole tell the people the truth and not a cocktail of lies. All through the last two or three weeks, Oshiomhole has made it his favourite past time to always tell outlandish lies against either Governor Godwin Obaseki or Dr Asue Ighodalo.
Unknown to him, it is a poor strategy that has seriously ridiculed and belittled his age. Imagine a 72 year old man telling barefaced lies during a political rally. A supposedly devout Catholic for that matter.
Imagine an erstwhile president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) telling lies through the teeth. Just imagine a two term governor of a state in Nigeria telling lies without batting an eyelid or showing remorse. Just imagine a former national chairman of a ruling political party condescending so low to telling white lies at a political rally.
Imagine a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria unashamedly telling lies publicly; with a straight face before national television cameras. Imagine such a man throwing caution to the wind, no hesitation, no remorse just making such lies sound like the gospel truth. Isn’t that a symptom of a complex sicknes.