“We again urge everyone to remain safe and healthy by complying with all the guidelines and protocols issued by the health authorities.”
As the date for the All Progressives Congress governorship primary draws nearer, gladiators in the Edo State chapter of the party, including Governor Godwin Obaseki, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and Pius Odubu among others, are making preparations for the final showdown to clinch the party’s ticket.
On his part, Edo State PDP Publicity Secretary, Chris Nehikhare, said irrespective of the interruption of the party’s activities by the Covid-19 pandemic, the party was working out modalities for hitch-free primaries. According to APC National Organizing Secretary, Emma Ibediro, the cost of its nomination and expression of interest forms is for N22.5 million cumulatively.
“The commission reiterated its commitment to conduct the Edo and Ondo Governorship elections on 19 September and 10 October 2020 as contained in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities released on 6 February 2020. Obaseki and Ize-Iyamu cannot forget the month of September easily as they faced each other in what could be described as the most interesting guber contest which saw Obaseki emerge Governor on September 28, 2016 polls in the state.
Obaseki, who appears undaunted by his political detractors, has remained committed in his service to the people, without losing sleep over the plot to deny him a second term ticket for re-election. Obaseki and his supporters have waged war against all perceived political opponents and camps against his government and his re-election bid leading to the sack of many of his aides, commissioners and appointees in his government.
But Oshiomhole, having lost interest in his former godson, Obaseki, to return for a second term, had found new friends who he seems to now favour despite the fact that among these newfound friends were those who were once his biggest nightmare apparently being in the opposition during the general election in the state.
Describing the defection of Ize-Iyamu to the APC in November 2019, Comrade Oshiomhole said his return to the ruling party was a plus for the APC. He said Ize-Iyamu’s arrival has helped the party gain more supporters and strength in the forthcoming governorship elections to hold in September. They argued that the exercise was not transparent, hence the need for it to be rescheduled to enable leaders take stock of all that transpired and avoid a repeat. Among issues raised by those opposed to the emergence of Ize-Iyamu during the mock primary of the APC faction under the auspices of Edo Peoples Movement , were incidences of alleged invasion, while some other attendees claimed “heavy financial inducement” by two of the aspirants.
“The leadership adjourned the sitting and they reconvened at 1:00pm at another location. There were no thugs, no intimidation. The meeting ended with fun, backslapping and laughter. We are all friends. There was no rancour whatsoever.” “We are going ahead with consensus candidacy arrangements,” he said. “Nobody emerged because we could not gather in view of the social distancing policy of government.”
The four aspirants who expressed dissatisfaction over the move to ensure they were arrested and quarantined by relevant health authorities, have challenged Obaseki over alleged evidence of gathering of 50 people at the mock primary. “We hereby vehemently deny any involvement of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in our activities. We also state emphatically that there was no crowded meeting of 20 persons or more by this body of APC leaders anywhere in Edo State in recent time.
“If we don’t want to lose the governorship election, Edo State APC leaders should wake up from your slumber. I cannot fight for the present government to come on board. And be fighting again for my party to stand. A lot of members of the opposition parties are waiting for Ize-Iyamu to pick the APC ticket so that they will defect to the party.
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