Women groups in Edo State, on Tuesday, staged a protest, demanding an apology from former APC National Chairman, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, for his comments about Dr. Betsy Obaseki, the wife of Governor Godwin Obaseki.
The women, led by the Deputy Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Maria Edeko, condemned Oshiomhole’s remark, which they found deeply offensive.
“It is sad to see a person (Oshiomhole) who has once governed the state, condescend to such a level. It is a taboo, a sacrilege, and a desecration of Edo land to mock a woman or a couple for not bearing a child,” Edeko declared.
She further noted that those who ridicule others for not having children are among the most ungrateful.
“We rise as women of Edo State, home and abroad, to denounce the shameful conduct of Oshiomhole. We call on all women and couples that have gone through the pain of not bearing a child on time or not having a child at all, to express displeasure over the pathetic development.”
