WednesdayHeadlines 17 June, 2020 1. Edo Governor 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐤𝐢, Shaibu resign from APC 2. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 upholds 𝐎𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞’s suspension as APC national chairman Kingbiodun_ 𝐀𝐣𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢
While Obaseki spoke at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Shaibu made the announcement in Benin, the state capital and went ahead to remove the ruling party’s flag from the Government House.
But he met with Peoples Democratic Party Governors Nyesom Wike and Udom Emmanuel at the weekend ostensibly to lobby for admission into the opposition party and to be given the ticket to contest the election. “What is the inconsistency? There’s no inconsistency in my certificates. The issue was in 2016, when I contested in gubernatorial election, I could not find the originals of my certificates because I didn’t require them for more than two decades. So, I deposed to an affidavit that I couldn’t find the originals.
“For him, it was just to look for an excuse to take whatever decision he wanted to take and it’s really sad that the party structure today gives him that sort of authority without checks; that is dangerous for any system or any institution.
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