Edo PDP Chieftain Commend Obaseki, Shaibu Maturity in Handling #ENDSARS Protest

By The9jaTrend

Former Commissioner and a PDP Leader in Edo State, Hon. Henry Duke Tenebe has commended the Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu for the series of timely and proactive measures deployed towards ensuring the #EndSARS protest was nipped in the bud before it escalated beyond control.

Hon. Henry Duke Tenebe made the commendation during a chat with The9jaTrend in Benin City.

 Hon. Tenebe, a member of Governor Obaseki's  Transition Committee  in the State, who spoke on behalf of PDP Leaders of Thought in the state said, Governor Obaseki and Shaibu demonstrated  the stuff they are  made of as a crisis manager in the manner they acted promptly to diffuse tension, noting that their quick response and  ability to reach out to the #EndSARS protesters and the other agitators helped to avert plunging the state into complete anarchy.

According to Hon. Tenebe, a former commissioner in the state "the urgency with which Governor Obaseki and Shaibu tackled the request of the #EndSARS protesters, including the series of meetings they held with different segments of youth groups in the state, which resulted in assurances from the top echelon of the protesters, was a masterstroke in calming frayed nerves and the guarantee for a peaceful atmosphere.

"Governor Obaseki and his deputy, Shaibu had, at the onset of the #EndSARS protest, showed empathy with the protesters by identifying with their cause while also urging for peaceful protests.

"The Edo state government later imposed a 24 hour curfew on the state when it appeared as if the protest had been hijacked by hoodlums who unleashed terror and violence on vital organs of the state, including two jailbreaks in one day."

Hon. Tenebe  who solicited for  continuous support for the Obaseki, Shaibu by Edo people noted that, "the people are satisfied with the way and manner Governor Obaseki and Shaibu handled the #EndSARS protest.

The former Edo commissioner further said "proficiency displayed by the duo of Governor Obaseki and his deputy in crisis management is a testimony that their recent success at the Edo poll was not a fluke but a reassurance of solidarity by Edo people."

He said Edo people in general and their leaders in particular have explicit confidence in the ability of Governor  Obaseki and Comrade Philip Shaibu  to govern the state.