EDO ELECTION: Oba Reveals What Will Happen To Those Who Cause Violence
Afnews Editor
Aug 28, 2020
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Thursday, proposed a single term of six years for president and governors.
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He said this would reduce tension and violence associated with the election and re-election.
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NAN reports that the monarch spoke when the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, visited him in Benin on Thursday.
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"I am not an expert on political analysis, but I want to suggest that if possible after this election, come up with a single term of six years and mechanism to review leaders' performance periodically
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"If that is in place, a candidate also knows that within the six years he can also be removed for not performing. I think that will go a long way to reduce tension associated with reelection."
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He appealed to youths not to sacrifice their lives for politicians.
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"Once they get into office, they forget the sacrifice you made for them. They often keep their children away from the streets during electioneering."
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The Oba expressed worry about the spate of violence in Edo.
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"We are appealing to the political actors not to turn the state into a battleground. All those who want to turn the land into a battleground, the law of Karma will visit them one by one.
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"I am not happy that my children are fighting. I tried my best to intervene but to no avail. But God is in charge of the situation and I know that the election will be peaceful," he said.
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Oba Ewuare announced plans to invite the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Governor Godwin Obaseki and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ize Iyanmu, for a meeting.
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The traditional ruler urged President Muhammadu Buhari to empower the security agencies on intelligence gathering.
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"If they are well empowered, they will be able to forestall the attack carried out at the gate of the palace when the governor and his campaign team visited."
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