Jarrett Tenebe: One week, one controversy

“It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy – but he who has shown the better temper.”
—Samuel Butler
 
By Beifoh Osewele
Jarrett Tenebe, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, has acquired the reputation of a stormy petrel. He seems to wear controversy like a badge of honour, with his fierce defence of his party and combative public statements repeatedly drawing him into disputes. 
His latest intervention has prompted demands for investigation after he invoked “AK-47 fire” against those he accused of seeking to frustrate the party’s promise of 2.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
In a video reported...