Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The controversial Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Sen Adams Oshiomhole, has set the tongues wagging again with his comment, declaring that politicians can’t go to hell fire on a count of political sins.
The former governor of Edo State, Oshiomhole, made the controversial comment in Benin, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) state Congress which saw the reelection of Jarret Tenabe as the state chairman of the party.
Oshiomhole who was speaking on the alleged feud between him and the State APC chairman, Terret Tenebe, Oshiomhole said “Political sins are normal in politics and will not take any one to hell.
According to him, Tenebe may have committed sins against him but he has been forgiven, given the fact that they have made up.
“Politicians are bound to commit sins, but will not lead them to hell fire”.
Reacting to the opposition, lamentation that APC is turning Nigeria into a one party state, Oshiomhole said, no one has provided any evidence of anyone being compared to leave his party to join APC.
“Last week, one after the other, oppositions are lamenting that APC is turning Nigeria to a one party state. Yet, they have not provided any evidence of anyone being compared to leave his party to join APC.
He noted that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not allow any party to deny another person the right to join. Freedom of association is entrenched in section 40 of the Nigerian Constitution
“And President Bola Tinubu is bound to to respect the provision of that constitution.
“The National Working Committee is guided by the express provision of that constitution and therefore we are not in a position to deny anyone who wants to join us”.
” And those who are crying that people are moving to the APC, should find out why they put fire in their own party leading to exodus of people out of the party”
He noted that that there was a vice president who couldn’t build his party (PDP) that elected him as number two citizen but had to join opposition which was then “ACN now APC”.
Oshiomhole who was apparently referring to Former Vice president Atiki Abubakar, asked “was he compelled by a man (Tinubu), who was himself in opposition, who was being fought by the then president to join the opposition”
Truth Live News Media reports that his controversial comment has set many tongues wagging as Nigerians begin to ask what is political sins and other sins.
