{"id":219689,"date":"2024-09-22T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T09:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/22\/security-agents-force-gov-obaseki-out-of-inec-office\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T09:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T09:08:54","slug":"security-agents-force-gov-obaseki-out-of-inec-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/22\/security-agents-force-gov-obaseki-out-of-inec-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Agents Force Gov Obaseki Out Of INEC Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The outgoing Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has been forced out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benin by security operatives.<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that Obaseki was spotted in INEC office, on Sunday morning at some minutes past 2am and was there until he was escorted outside by the police.<\/p>\n<p>However, his presence was met with opposition from members of the All Progressives Congress, who had gathered outside the premises to protest.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Led by Dennis Idahosa, the running mate of APC candidate Monday Okpebholo, the protesters demanded that Obaseki leave the INEC office, claiming that he had no right to be there as he was not a candidate in the election.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0APC Pressuring INEC Chair, REC, To Suspend Edo Result Collation \u2013 PDP Alleges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to newsmen outside the collation center, the APC National Secretary, Surajudeen Basiru, said: \u201cHe is not a candidate. He has no reason to be here. His actions are a clear abuse of office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the situation intensified, mobile policemen deployed to maintain order shouted at the governor to \u201cLeave, leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minutes later, police\u2019s Deputy Inspector General,\u00a0 Frank Mba arrived with a contingent of\u00a0 security agents and escorted Obaseki out of the premises.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"941128\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-491490098\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FirstBank-Giant-Strides300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The outgoing Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has been forced out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benin by security operatives. 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