ESEIGBE VS ONOBUN: HOW KARMA AND THE PEOPLE ARE REWRITING ESAN’S STORY

What is unfolding in Esan West/Esan Central/Igueben is more than a campaign. It is the trigger pulled on the political altar of Esan—a summoning of nemesis against a man whose fall has become the real estate of political fallout in Edo Central.

The altar has been set. The verdict is being written in real time. And the name on that verdict is Marcus Onobun.

_“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”_ Some dismiss it as philosophy. In Esan politics, it is becoming a lived reality.

We live in a world governed by both the seen and the unseen. What you sow, you will reap. And in the theatre of power, history never forgets.

Hon. Sir Lucky Eseigbe may have been planting seeds of goodwill and service long before this season. Those seeds now appear ripe for harvest as he stands on the brink of victory in the Esan West/Esan Central/Igueben Federal Constituency race.

Rt. Hon. Marcus Onobun, on the other hand, sowed a different kind of seed. The fruits of that harvest still bear scars and open wounds in the lives of those he trampled on his way up. I say this as one who has felt the sting of his betrayal firsthand.

Let us not forget the infamous midnight inauguration of _June 17, 2019_. Nine out of 24 members-elect were hurriedly sworn into the 7th Edo State House of Assembly under the cover of darkness. Marcus Onobun’s role before, during, and after that undemocratic charade remains etched in memory. Fourteen duly elected members were locked out, while thugs were deployed to intimidate, harass, and force compliance. At the time, many danced and sang “Pepper dem, Bolanle, Pepper dem.” Today, the music has changed.

Remember Golden Tulip Hotel in Benin, where hundreds of armed thugs stormed the premises in search of those 14 members-elect who had gathered for a press conference? I was there. I saw it. I know who used a Sienna vehicle to barricade the gate and block their escape. Power was intoxicating then.

Today, the same man under whose watch that rascality unfolded, _Adolf Hitler Obaseki_, is not just out of Edo State—he is out of Nigeria, living in self-imposed exile. So I ask again: is power forever?

And what of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma? Under Obaseki’s watch, with Marcus Onobun as Speaker, the institution was nearly grounded.

Women from Ujemen went to the gates and rained curses on those working to destroy the school. Today, AAU is breathing again—thanks to Akpakominza’s intervention.

What is happening to Onobun today is not accident. It is consequence. It is the law of political karma playing out in real time on the real estate of Esan politics.

Here is the truth many refuse to say out loud: *Marcus Onobun is not even a member of the APC*. He has never been a stable party man. He moves from one party to another like a political nomad, chasing structure only when it suits him, and abandoning it when the tide turns. He begs for the sympathy of the electorate under whatever umbrella is convenient at the moment.

That is not politics. That is opportunism.
In Esan, we have a name for it: *political prostitute*, or as we say plainly, *political ashawo*. A man with no loyalty except to himself, who will sell his soul for relevance and then disappear when the bill comes due.

He once believed that proximity to the Presidency cabal and the Villa would make him untouchable. He thought that after slipping away into thin air after his last election victory, he could vanish and reappear whenever it suited him. But this time, the ground has shifted. The people are awake. The game has turned.

No cabal, no villa, no Abuja connection can reverse what the people have decided. The man who mastered the art of political disappearance is now facing political erasure.

If nothing changes, Marcus Onobun will go down in history as the first representative of Esan West/Esan Central/Igueben to be denied a second term—not by accident, but by consequence.

Let this be a lesson to every politician who believes you can rise on the backs of others, trample on justice, and remain standing. When you fall, you will meet those you pushed down on your way up.

_Karma is real. Nemesis is patient. And on the political altar of Esan, Marcus Onobun is being breathed out of the picture for good._