Edo Assembly crisis: Money is pursuing us- Oshiomhole’s brother

One of the members-elect of the Edo State House of Assembly and younger brother of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Seid, has been caught on tape stating how the 15 lawmakers-elect opposed to the inauguration of the Edo Assembly are being sustained in Abuja.

Seid, however, said the audio tape was doctored.

In the tape, Seid was heard telling somebody that many Nigerians have come to their rescue in terms of funding.

In one of the revelations, Seid, who spoke in English and pidgin said: “We are becoming stronger now as who is who in Nigeria are now coming to our aid.

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“Na money dey find us now. We no dey look for money. Na money come dey look for us, we dey even reject money now.

“Dem dey give members (referring to the inaugurated assembly members) N5 million and that na official money. Them no know say GO (referring to Governor Godwin Obaseki) no fit give person one extra kobo.

“We don get five million, ten million, twenty thousand dollars, 15 thousand dollars. If na money, na we be money.”

When contacted for comments, Seid said the leaked audio tape was meant to divert attention from the focus of the lawmakers-elect.

He said, “I don’t want to make comment on it. We have a primary issue we are dealing with.

“I will speak on it after we have properly resume sitting. They want to divert our attention.”