…Slams Tenebe over remarks that “Edo People Cannot Afford DSTV”
By Chibuike Nwabuko
ABUJA FCT – Daniel Bwala, Legal Practitioner and self acclaimed lover of President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday condemned the poor campaign outing of Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the governorship election in the state next month.
This is also as he has slammed the APC Chairman in the state, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe over his remarks that Okpebholo will not speak to ARISE News because Edo people cannot afford DSTV subscription fee.
Bwala who charged the APC governorship campaign in Edo to do more, described the remarks by Tenebe as shameful and regrettable.
Precise Post recalls that Tenebe had on Thursday (today), while reacting to a question on Arise Television programme as to why the APC’s governorship candidate, Mr Okpebholo will not appear on their platform to tell the people his manifesto, replied that Okpebholo will not speak to ARISE News because Edo people cannot afford DSTV because of how Governor Obaseki has impoverished the state. Adding that Okpebholo will be speaking to Lagosians if he features on ARISE News which will do him no good.
Bwala who took to his X account to express his displeasure said ” APC governorship campaign in Edo has to do more; So far the narrative is ineffective. For a stakeholder to say the governorship candidate will not go to Arise TV because Edo people can’t afford DSTV is shameful and regrettable.
“The simple answer could have been to say that the candidate will visit the network station of his choice and appear there for interview.”
“Edo is a rich state with reasonable economic standards; and definitely not among the states bankrupt to the point the people can’t afford DSTV. Haba!”
Bwala therefore advised Okpebholo to invite TV house of his choice and convenience, in a convenient location at his expense and discuss his policies in the language of his choice. He highlighted that English language is not a test of intelligence; French, Germans, Italians and Spanish people don’t speak English and they govern their countries well. Edo people deserve more, he added.
However, the Edo APC Chairman had in the course of his interview with Arise News infotmed that Okpebholo today was in Osamengbe ward campaigning from door to door. According to him, in Edo State today, not up to 300 persons can subscribe to DSTV because of how Governor Obaseki has impoverished the state. Okpebholo will be speaking to Lagosians if he features on ARISE News which will do him no good.
