BSM Faults Obaseki For Barring Other Parties From Pasting Political Banners, Posters

As the 2023 general elections, billed to kick-off February 25 draws closer by the day, a Benin based socio-cultural group, Benin Solidarity Movement, (BSM), has seriously criticized the “no poster by the opposition” policy of the Governor Godwin Obaseki administration where all other political parties, except the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), are barred from pasting posters in and around the city center or anywhere in the state capital.
A statement signed by Comrade Curtis Eghosa Ugbo, president-general, Benin Solidarity Movement (BSM) Worldwide, “accused the governor of playing politics of bitterness by denying other political parties the right of access to government public facilities”.
Part of the statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to the unscrupulous/undemocratic action(s) of the governor and his agents to stop commercial vehicles loading in the various motor parks with the sticker or poster of the APC, Labour Party or other political parties from loading, except they have the PDP sticker or banner which must belong to his faction of the PDP.”
Ugbo reminded Obaseki that he is the governor of Edo State people and not governor of a factional political party.
“We all voted for you when in APC to become the governor of Edo State without any form of intimidation as being experienced now under your watch.“
He said the governor has by his acts, turned the state into a banana republic by trying to stifle opposition.
“Godwin Obaseki has turned Edo State into banana republic; politically, he does not allow opposition parties to operate in the state freely.”
Ugbo further informed the governor that, “the Nigeria constitution gives every citizen in the country the freedom to associate, participate and play politics without any restrictions thereby giving all and sundry a level playing field to make their political decisions cum choices as well as enjoying unrestricted sense of belonging.”
He then called on Governor Obaseki his Peoples’ Democratic Party to allow other political parties in the state campaign as guaranteed by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.