The Vice Chairman, Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and Onojie of Opoji, His Royal Highness Ehidiamen Aidonojie I, has cried out that PDP chieftain, Chief Tony Anenih is planning to kill him: “Anenih called me shouting at me ‘Your Highness, I am disappointed in you.’ I asked him what I had done, he kept shouting ‘what has Gov. Oshiomhole done’ for me in my life and I told him to stop insulting me even if he is Anenih, that I am a traditional ruler for Christ sake. He said that was why he was not happy that I attended the function at the Onojie of Uromi’s palace. He went on to say that he thought we had settled, he said he thought we had settled our problem. But I told him that what we agreed was that he should make an Esan man governor but he never did it. Rather what he brought to Esan people now was deputy governor and he still kept it in Uromi. And that was the same thing we have been complaining, all the ministers have come from his place in Uromi and in every election, he will ask Esan people to vote PDP. I asked why did he not move the deputy governorship to another community in Esanland, must it be Uromi? He said I should be careful and he was warning me.”

“First of all, it is an abomination to insult a Royal father like me. I have briefed my lawyers and we are petitioning the IG of Police. I have already informed the state Commissioner of Police and the DSS. Why must Esan people vote PDP when in Esan, most of us have been marginalised while Uromi remains the Israel.”