By Ozioruva Aliu
BENIN CITY – FORMER Deputy Governor of Edo State, Marvellous Omobayo, has written to the Inspector Basic of Police over an ultimatum by the Edo State authorities that he ought to return official properties nonetheless in his possession or threat arrest.
The previous deputy governor can also be contesting the state authorities referring to him as an unlawful deputy as he stated the problems surrounding his tenure because the deputy governor is at present earlier than the Court docket of Enchantment and urged the State to attend for the result Enchantment Court docket declare is time period as unlawful.
Omobayo said this in a letter dated October 28, 2025, addressed to the Inspector Basic of Police and copied Edo State Commissioner of Police, Director Basic, Division of State Providers and the Nationwide Safety Adviser, which was made obtainable to Vanguard in Benin Metropolis stated that he’s entitled to all advantages he’s at present having fun with as a former Deputy Governor of Edo State pending the willpower of his enchantment as he stated no courtroom has made any order concerning his advantages and entitlements.
Recall the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, Fred Itua in a issued a one-week ultimatum to Omobayo to return all authorities property and belongings nonetheless in his possession and declaring his keep in workplace or threat arrest.
A part of the letter learn, “The above referenced press launch dated 28 October, 2025 whereby the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor presupposed to concern a one-week ultimatum to the undersigned (Omobayo) to return state owned property.
“The press launch refers back to the undersigned as “…former illegitimate deputy governor, Mr. Godwin Omobayo…” and threatens “…to direct the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, to impact his arrest…”.
“Kindly word that the problem of the legitimacy or in any other case of tenure of the undersigned as Deputy Governor of Edo State from April to November 2024 which was categorically commented upon the stated press launch is the subject material of an Enchantment No: CA/ABJ/CV/856/2024 which is pending earlier than the Court docket of Enchantment, Abuja from the Judgment of the Federal Excessive Court docket, Abuja delivered on seventeenth July, 2024 in Swimsuit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/478/2024.
“Please word that the subject material of the enchantment is “subjudice” and as well as, there’s a pending utility for keep of execution of the trial courtroom’s judgment and for injunction pending the willpower of the enchantment earlier than the Court docket of Enchantment.
He continued, “On your ease of reference. These processes verify that the Inspector Basic of Police is a celebration to the go well with and the pending enchantment.
“It is just the courtroom (on this occasion the Court docket of Enchantment) which might validly pronounce on the legitimacy or in any other case of my tenure as deputy governor of Edo State and it’s only proper that the Nigerian Police Power chorus from being instigated to take actions which are able to being interpreted as contemptuous of the courtroom or calculated to convey the administration of justice into disrepute.
“Please word that it is going to be illegal for a celebration to a pending enchantment to resort to self assist by deploying thugs to overreach a courtroom in respect of a matter awaiting judicial decision or instigate the police to interact in actions able to interfering with the constitutional operate of the judiciary. This can quantity to contempt of courtroom and can appeal to extreme penalties.
“All involved are suggested to await the result of the issues in courtroom earlier than taking any motion in respect of the subject material of the go well with/enchantment.
“For the avoidance of doubt, I stay entitled to all advantages I’m having fun with as a former Deputy Governor of Edo State pending the willpower of the enchantment and no courtroom has made any order concerning my advantages and entitlements.
“I’m sure sir, that you’ll not enable the Police Power for use to perpetrate illegality.”
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