21/12/2023
*Malicious attempt by Earl Osaro's media team to malign Ehilebo, and a cheap blackmail on Ighodalo*
I have tried enough to refrain from commenting on the fracas that happened at Wadata on the 14th of December when the NWC had a stakeholder's meeting with Edo 2024 gubernatorial aspirants; but, the continuous false narrative from the camp of Osaro Onaiwu, one of the aspirants trying to malign Barr Anthony Ehilebo and his aspirant, Dr Asue Ighodalo needs to be urgently punctured.
As someone who was at the event all through, and as an eyewitness, I deemed it fit to painstakingly set the record straight.
There was indeed an altercation where Osaro was seen to be visibly angry moving towards a young man.
Investigation revealed that Osaro had earlier orchestrated the brutal ousting of two young men from the NEC hall during the meeting. While the fracas ensued, Ehilebo was nowhere seen having a physical exchange with Osaro not to talk of the thug-like attack being maliciously claimed by his media team
I have read the petition written by his lawyers, and with the viral video(s), there is no evidence that Ehilebo had anything to do with the falsehood being targeted at him. It is libellous, completely false and blackmail just to score a cheap political point against his aspirant, Ighodalo, a popular aspirant in the next year's election
There is no evidence that would make one suggest that those in the viral video look like or acted like thugs, and an unbiased watcher will see for him or herself that Ehilebo is far from being in that chaotic act.
A very close ally of Osaro's camp confided in me that his Boss had admitted that Ehilebo didn't attack him. "he only came to tell me that he was disappointed at my action", he said.
While has the right to support the aspirant of his choice, anedible information has it that he has never been reached out to for support or consultation by Osaro.
The sponsored media onslaught against him as seen both in print and social media (being led by "juniorosaro") is nothing but a cacophonous carnad and aimed at tarnishing his hard-earned image. While the underserving animosity from Osaro's camp towards Ehilebo is understanding but unnecessary, it is important they advise their principal to stick to an issue-based campaign, not the bile-garnished clandestine style aimed at those who do not support his aspiration, especially from close allies like Ehilebo. If found to be true that he, out of close to 11 aspirants present, masterminded the rude sent-off of Anthony Ehilebo, a well-known and respected party's youth leader at the national, state and local government level from a stakeholders'' meeting convened to discuss Edo State political matter, it is most unbefitting of a man who wants to be the governor of a state like Edo that has politically sophisticated and diversely opinionated citizens.
The NWC of the PDP must urgently investigate this ugly situation to stop propagandists from milling falsehoods and further spread by social media sycophants.
*Goodluck Osaretin*