The verbal
war between the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday
Orubebe and Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Wednesday, worsened
with the ex-minister calling Oshiomhole a ‘garage boy,’ vowing to expose
his dubious deeds against Nigerians.
Orubebe, who reacted to Oshiomhole’s
response to his (Orubebe’s) earlier remarks on him, said that
Oshiomhole’s attempt to link his critical advice to President Muhammadu
Buhari to be wary of popular ‘Villa sycophants’ to his fears of a
possible probe in connection with the East- West Road project shows he
was indeed a garage boy who lacks focus.
Orubebe who described the governor’s
insinuation as laughable, maintained that the Edo governor had failed to
address the issue of sycophancy which he accused him of.
He said that Oshiomhole was suffering
from chronic diarrhoea of the mouth, which explains why he has lately
been misleading Nigerians, adding that his illiteracy was beyond human
comprehension.
He argued that his integrity and
high level of accountability all through his six years service to the
nation as the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs can neither be matched nor
compromised.
“I am proud to have been a vital
instrument used by God to take the once abandoned East- West Road
project to an admirable 80 per cent level of completion. It is
unfortunate that our respected Niger Delta could produce the likes of
Oshiomhole who is a garage boy that should be at the motor park.”
Threatening to expose Oshiomhole more,
Orubebe, said “I will disgrace him publicly and tell the world about his
dubious deeds as governor as well as his role in the botched Third Term
Bid of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
“I am going to open his can of worms to
the point that Nigerians will stone him if seen on the streets. I don’t
talk carelessly as I have my facts to prove my points.”
On the alleged embezzlement of several
billions of naira under his watch as Minister of Niger Delta, he said:
“I am not afraid of probe, I’m a man of integrity under whose watch the
abandoned 42 bridges and 1040 culverts that were initially without
design were upgraded to the level it is today.”
“Every reasonable Niger Deltan and
Nigerians at large knows that I am the admired face of the East West
Road, I can stand tall, anywhere and anytime to defend my administration
as well as account for every dime that was allocated for the several
projects we embarked upon.
“My Co- ministers and every other person
who was a member of the Federal Executive Council under former
President Jonathan’s watch can attest to the fact that I was a vessel
par excellence, who had result oriented contributed to make towards
moving the nation forward,” he said.
On the statement by Oshiomhole that he
should be cooling off in jail following his actions at the 2015
presidential election collation Centre, Elder Orubebe, said “If he is
reasonable, he will not refer to my action at the election result
collation centre.
“This is because, history will talk
about it and Nigerians will be proud of me. Yes, I had to apologise to
Nigerians, particularly the youths over my I term ‘wrong approach to a
just course’. Yes, I had a just case that was deliberately ignored, as
one who felt cheated, and so reacted.
“I’m laughing at him because, if there’s
anyone who should burry his face in shame, it has to be Oshiomhole who
disgraced, harassed and rough handled a poor widow who he should have
ordinarily accommodated.
“My people are very proud of me, I mean
the aged, the poor and orphans. I don’t disgrace them before putting
smiles on their faces. I maintain the fact that Oshiomhole is a popular
villa sycophant, a garage boy and that PMB should be weary of him, if he
must succeed and be really admired.
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