The Aide De Camp, ADC, to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State collapsed today during the inauguration of the governor for a second term in office, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.
A viral video showed how the ADC, a Superintendent of Police, collapsed while Obaseki was delivering his inaugural speech.
The ADC suddenly went down after he shook for a while.
Security operatives rushed to his aid and took him away.
Obaseki's ADC collapses during inauguration…. pic.twitter.com/XbYqSdlGFo
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Earlier, Obaseki said his re-election as governor represented a new hope for the restoration of confidence in democracy and its institutions.Obaseki said that democracy and participatory government, is facing a crisis of confidence locally and globally, because the liberties which democracy offers and which generations have taken for granted, and are now being questioned.
This, he said, has caused many to reevaluate the capacity of democracy to regulate the affairs of men and deliver freedom, equality and good governance.“Democracy and participatory government is facing a crisis of confidence locally and globally.“
As a result, the liberties, which democracy offers and which generations have taken for granted, are now being questioned.“These have caused many to reevaluate the capacity of democracy to regulate the affairs of men and deliver freedom, equality and good governance,” he said.