{"id":23368,"date":"2025-07-19T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T09:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/?p=23368"},"modified":"2025-07-19T09:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T09:03:45","slug":"real-reason-gov-okpebholo-barred-peter-obi-from-edo-without-permission-verydarkman-explains-politics-behind-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/2025\/07\/19\/real-reason-gov-okpebholo-barred-peter-obi-from-edo-without-permission-verydarkman-explains-politics-behind-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Real reason Gov. Okpebholo barred\u00a0 Peter Obi from Edo without permission \u2013 Verydarkman explains politics behind it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian activist and internet sensation, VeryDarkMan, has waded into the trending controversy surrounding Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo\u2019s bold threat to Peter Obi, the Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>In a newly released video, VeryDarkMan offered a scathing assessment of the situation, described the Governor\u2019s statement as not only unconstitutional but also part of a broader political scheme ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Okpebholo had stirred massive outrage after a viral video surfaced in which he categorically warned Peter Obi not to set foot in Edo State without his permission.<\/p>\n<p>The threat, which many see as undemocratic and inflammatory, has sparked nationwide backlash, especially among opposition supporters and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/07\/18\/destiny-etiko-tunde-ednut-israel-dmw-kick-against-gov-okpebholos-threat-to-restrict-obi-from-entering-edo-state\/\">celebrities like Destiny Etiko, Tunde Ednut, and Israel DMW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VeryDarkMan, known for his sharp commentary on Nigerian socio-political issues, claimed that Governor Okpebholo\u2019s statement was not a mere emotional outburst but a calculated political move.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the APC-led federal government is allegedly using Governors of states where Obi had strong electoral support in 2023 to undermine his potential presidential ambition in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out a pattern: \u201cLook closely,\u201d he said, \u201cBenue and now Edo \u2013 two states where Obi won convincingly in 2023 \u2013 are now suddenly hostile towards him&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>VDM criticized the growing trend of state executives allegedly weaponizing their offices to suppress political rivals, stressed that no Nigerian citizen has the legal or constitutional right to ban another from traveling or campaigning in any part of the country. He labeled such actions as a threat to Nigeria\u2019s democracy and fundamental freedom of movement.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken influencer didn\u2019t stop there. He blasted President Tinubu\u2019s administration, described it as riddled with failures and deception.<\/p>\n<p>He also accused APC governors of prioritizing partisan loyalty over the wellbeing and democratic rights of their citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE HIS POST BELOW\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752915147444.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752915147444.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752915147444-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/gist\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/1752915147444-577x1024.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian activist and internet sensation, VeryDarkMan, has waded into the trending controversy surrounding Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo\u2019s bold threat to Peter Obi, the Labour Party\u2019s 2023 presidential candidate. In a newly released video, VeryDarkMan offered a scathing assessment of the situation, described the Governor\u2019s statement as not only unconstitutional but also part of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":23370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","override":[{"template":"2","single_blog_custom":"13142","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[1655,7028,3531,5591],"class_list":["post-23368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-edo-state","tag-governor-monday-okpebholo","tag-peter-obi","tag-verydarkman"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Real reason Gov. 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