Anighoro’s Facebook comment on Edevbie backfires

Facebok users have roundly condemned Rex Anighoro for engaging in a
campaign of calumny against the Hon Commissioner of Finance, Olorogun
David. Edevbie.
In a Facebook post titled ‘Urhobo Governorship 2023’, the said Rex
Anighoro said he would not support the governorship ambition of David
Edevbie because the Hon Commissioner “raises his shoulders” and
disrespected him when he visited his office and therefore named the
likes of Ovie Omo Agege, Senator James Manager as options that suit
his appetite, threatening that he would mobilize against the candidacy
of David Edevbie for election as Governor of Delta state in 2023.

But in  swift reactions to the post, Urhobo sons and interest groups
across the state in their responses lambasted Rex Anighoro saying the
post exposed the low level he could go to satisfy his greed for
material acquisition, his unstable and unreliable character and
personal value that could be cheaply purchased and used as a tool to
pull down the reputation of public figures for favour from his
contractors, summating that he (Rex) lacks integrity and authority to
speak on issues of public interest to the Urhobo people and Delta
state at large.
A Facebook User, Mr Mukoro Godwin demanded from Rex, an explanation of
his mission to the office of the Hon Commissioner of Finance. He
recalled that Rex had leveled a compendium of criminal allegations
against Sen Ovie Omo-Agege in recent past and asked Rex to state at
what point his alleged suspect, Ovie Omo-Agege cleared all the
criminal cases he leveled against him in the past to warrant being
tipped for governor.
Mukoro informed that Olorogun David Edevbie is an intelligent, honest
and straight forward Urhobo son who Rex needed to be proud of if he
had reached him for a good reason.
He cautioned Rex Anighoro to forthwith, stop the way he went about
attacking Urhobo sons for personal gains saying that Activism and
Politics do not make a good mixture.
Mr Egbagbara Blessing who is the Secretary to the Nigeria Union of
Teachers, Ughelli North LGA rebuked Rex for casting such aspersion on
the person of the Hon Commissioner of Finance and asked if Rex
expected everybody to live an unprincipled life as he was known to
unrestrainedly display.
“Olorogun David Edevbie is a fine gentleman on whose supervision Delta
state will be safe and strong” Egbagbara said adding that the making
of Olorogun David Edevbie as successor to Gov Okowa in 2023 was a done
deal and therefore, Rex’s support or no support is inconsequential
because he has no electoral value.
“I see this as an insult on the person of David Edevbie. You have no
reason whatsoever to bring him on the streets of Facebook to wash his
personal ego down the way you have just done. It takes pride to see
pride in others. You have lots on your person than you have thrown at
David” Pastor Efe Simeon told Rex.
In a clear disregard of the message Rex attempted to send across,
Olorogun Emmanuel Shikaleke spewed Rex out of his mouth, telling him
that enough was enough of his gimmicks of attacking public figures of
Urhobo scion just for pecuniary motives.
“People are beginning to know the kind of person you are. Edevbie is a
complete gentleman who may not be liked by you and your ilk.” He said.
In its reaction, a civic awareness and enlightenment group, Stronger
Delta Advocates (SDA) described Rex Anighoro’s post as the chirpings
of a circuit clown that has an insatiable desire for personal gains
and who could sell his mother for a piece of meal when his stomach
aches. Never known a man so unbridled” John Paul, the group’s
President said.
It is on record that Rex Anighoro had in the past insulted Chief James
Ibori calling him all unprintable names. Among other victims of his
verbal venom were Chief Great Ogboru, Chief Ighoyota Amori and even
Gov Okowa who he is now waxing lyrical about was once insulted by Rex
Anoghoro.
A source close to the Hon Commissioner of Finance told our reporter
that it was likely that Rex went to the Hon Commissioner’s office
looking for contract, “ but it is a well known fact by everyone that
Olorogun David Edevbie does not engage in such” the source said.