Former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has said former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi is not his enemy, despite his recent criticism of Obi’s governance and economic record.
Oshiomhole made the clarification during an interview on Symfoni TV on Thursday while discussing his relationship with Obi and the reasons behind his criticism of the former Anambra governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to him, he and Obi had both experienced political oppression under the influence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) when they served as governors.
“Peter Obi is not my enemy. We both suffered at some point as governors. I was ACN, he was APGA. We were both oppressed by PDP federal might,” Oshiomhole said.
“I invited Peter Obi to Edo to commission a project. Obviously, it’s not because I dislike him. If I disliked him, I wouldn’t do that. But he was not the only one I invited. I invited governors from across the country.
“I wanted to show the people that we can politically disagree, but that doesn’t mean your people should not benefit from development.
“Peter Obi didn’t come to Edo to campaign for me. He did not need to. But I invited him to commission those projects, and I’m happy I did.
“Even today, I do not dislike Obi. Don’t misunderstand me,” he said.