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NIGERIANS have taken to social media to lambast Edo State’s former governor, Adams Oshiomole, for calling the state’s incumbent governor and wife childless.

Oshiomhole, who led the state between 2008 and 2016, is currently a serving senator representing Edo North Senatorial District.

In an interview that has gone viral on social media, the federal lawmaker said his successor, Obaseki and his wife, Betsy, were childless and had refused to adopt children.

“I was shocked yesterday to see Mrs Obaseki, the First Lady, saying that our candidate had no wife. I am sorry she had to say that because here is a woman who has no child.

“Between him and Obaseki, they have no child. They are childless. They are even not ready to adopt. I don’t blame anybody who shouldn’t have a child. But people who have love for children go to motherless homes and adopt children. They have not adopted. They are both in their 60s.

“Their marriage, I don’t know whether it’s a contract or whatever it is but they have no child. Our candidate not only has children, he has invested in the education of those children.

He said among the children are a lawyer and a doctor.

Reacting to this, some Nigerians described his claims as distasteful and falling short of what was expected from a leader.

A senior journalist, Richard Akinola, wrote on Facebook, “Politics would come and go but it is utterly irresponsible for Adams Oshiomhole to mock the First Lady of Edo, Mrs Obaseki as being barren, as a riposte to Mrs Obaseki who said the APC governorship candidate has no wife.

“Not getting married or divorced is a matter of choice but not having a child in African context is beyond individual couples. That is in the hands of God. Oshiomhole even went ahead to state that apart from being barren, the Obasekis refused to adopt, meaning they don’t like children.

“How does he want the parent of Mrs Obaseki to feel? This is the height of irresponsibility by someone who is over 70, just because of politics. Does Oshiomhole know where the paths of his children would cross tomorrow where this statement would be made to confront them?

“We need to be careful about some statements we make at the twilight of our lives which would become crosses to be carried by children and grandchildren. Oshiomhole should apologise to the Obasekis for this faux pas.”

Similarly, one X , @LawrenceokoroPG said “Adams Oshiomhole is successfully using his mouth to destroy the candidacy of his candidate just as he did with Ize-lyamu in 2020. Edo has decided to stand firm against Oshiomhole and his high desire for godfatherism”.

https://www.icirnigeria.org/nigerians-lambast-oshiomhole-for-calling-edo-governor-wife-childless/

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All the best to all the candidates in the Edo election

I am always afraid of short people and I don't know why.

Obaseki no fit play ball abi e no fit score goal, which one nah...?

Why did the First Lady attack the APC candidate about his marital status? When you go low in politics, don’t cry when your opponents go lower. When you beat someone, don’t complain about how the person responded.

Oshimole don destroyed Edo state APC with his clueless statements again. Continue

This is worthy of front page pls

Noted.

This Edo election will be dirty

Mtcheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew

Childish of him

Obaseki's wife is more foolish than her husband.

I still his "go and die comment"

These kinds of comments was why Okonjo Iweala said he has diarrhoea of the mouth few years ago. He always comes off as being insensitive

COMRADES, since when Oshiomhole ed the APC, he became a rascal

Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Why she sef talk say APC candidate no get wife

It is a very wrong thing to say but try and use the word rightly; "opposition", not Nigerians. Some persons that will raise eyebrows about this statement will defend that same statement or keep quiet if it is said by their favourite politician.

So much hypocrisy in being partisan.

That’s really bad.

Even if she threw the first stone, infertility is not an issue that to be joked or bantered about, especially with a woman.

Factcheck0001:

In other news another Igbos has been caught in Lagos trying to poison beans with snipper n he's been locked up

Same method that has been reported here several times to be used by grain sellers, especially abokis to prevent bean weevils from destroying their product; e reach Igbo man you call am “poisoning”?

It is a bad practice overall, irrespective of who the perpetrator is. But making it sound like he’s intentionally poisoning it to carry out Amaka’s plan is more evil.

Too bad. Oshiomole is childish and too brutal for that statement

Obaseki's wife will never make such a mistake again.

seunmsg:
Why did the First Lady attack the APC candidate about his marital status? When you go low in politics, don’t cry when your opponents go lower. When you beat someone, don’t complain about how the person responded.

We like cheap sentiments in this country. If you go low as much as getting personal in politics, be ready to receive same albeit disproportionately!

Shebi na she first start am by saying that the APC governorship candidate is unfit to be governor because he is not married

Oshio na idiot for saying that.

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Oshiomhole will not die well.
Amen.

Osho should apologize. This one no follow atall