Politician andpublisher of Ovation magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, has asked Senator Adams Oshiomole to apologise, over his unflattering comments about the incumbent governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, and his wife, Betsy, being childless.
The former Edo state governor who represents Edo North in the 10th Assembly, made the remark while reacting to Mrs Obaseki’s comment that PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo is the only gubernatorial candidate who has a wife.
During her speech at the PDP’s campaign flag-off at the Ubiaja Township Stadium in Esan South-East Local Government Area, Mrs Obaseki introduced Ifeyinwa Ighodalo to the crowd, emphasising the importance of having a woman in the Government House.
“Let us vote for the best candidate in this coming election, and I want to introduce the wife. Incidentally, among all the candidates, only one has a wife, and it’s our own party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo. Only he has a wife. This is the wife, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Ighodalo. Edo women know that only one candidate has a wife. Better things come to women when there’s a woman in the Government House. All women in Edo, regardless of party, should see the candidate who has a wife. They will take us higher only the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo,” Mrs Obaseki said
Reacting to the comment on Saturday, Oshiomhole said that Mrs Obaseki is not in a position to remark on other people’s marital status given that she and her husband do not have any kids. Read here.
In a post shared on Instagram this morning, Momodu said he was ‘’shocked and mortified” by Oshiomole’s comment and prayed that he finds the courage to apologise publicly to the Obaseki as being childless is not a crime.
‘’My very dear Egbon Comrade ADAMS, Sir, I have watched this video endlessly and to say I’m shocked and mortified at how low you sank is to put it mildly. I pray you will find the courage to apologise publicly for this horrendous tantrum. It is never a crime to be childless. You could easily have said your candidate has a wife and children and leave it there but you went too far in this diatribe. Is it more than POLITICS?!!” he wrote