Edo State’s political atmosphere has become highly charged since former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, returned to the state to formally throw his weight behind his party’s candidate
The return of Adams Oshiomhole to Edo State to throw his weight behind All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has further charged the political atmosphere ahead of the September 19 Governorship Election and may force PDP’s Governor Godwin Obaseki to change strategy, reports Associate Editor,Edo State’s political atmosphere has become highly charged since former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress , Adams Oshiomhole, returned to the state to formally...
He added that his party’s candidate, Ize-Iyamu, is not a stranger to Edo politics. “He campaigned for me in 2012 and I won all the 18 local government areas of Edo State. He knows the roots, unlike the current governor, who just became governor and does not know the efforts people made to make him governor. We will kick out this MoU governor and replace him with a pastor who will sweep out the Coronavirus party by the grace of God.
Although Oshiomhole spoke in his usual combatant style, an observer, who was a prominent official in the state government and is now a PDP chieftain, said Oshiomhole’s reception, which he admitted was grand and the issues the former governor raised will not only shape the electioneering campaigns but will help the PDP to re-strategize. “We all know Oshiomhole’s manner of talking, so we are not perturbed.
Corroborating our source’s claims, Elder Eghosa Abieyuwa, a community leader from Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, toldin a telephone chat that one of the major challenges in Edo State’s political theatre today is how to manage the people’s sentiment over the way former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, the immediate past National Chairman of All Progressives Congress , lost his plum seat.
The extent to which Abieyuwa’s view tallies with other Edo voters’, will determine the extent to which the candidates and the two leading political parties would have to work before the governorship Election Day.Our investigation in the state during the week confirms that APC has already made impressive mark in its grassroots mobilisation.
“The situation is almost the same in Edo Central, which is supposed to be a PDP stronghold, given Chief Tony Anenih’s looming influence. Ironically, even here, it seems Ize-Iyamu’s supporters are everywhere. If you add Oshiomhole’s large influence in his Edo North Senatorial District, the situation becomes clear that APC seems to be working too hard to tackle Governor Obaseki and his platform, the PDP.
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