Osaigbovo Iyoha, Special Adviser on Political Matters to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the governor’s supporters have been celebrating since the All Progressives Congress announced his
disqualification from the June 22 governorship primary in the state.
Iyoha said his principal will reveal the platform on which he will contest the September 19 governorship election in the state “very soon”.‘s Sunday Politics, stressed that Obaseki will participate in the election, saying, “When the landlord of a building and owner of the Certificate of Occupancy says he no longer wants you in his house, what can you do? You have to seek accommodation elsewhere. So, for us, the National Chairman of our party has exercised his powers to the fullest.
“At this time, we are liaising with our people, talking with our leaders and the stakeholders in the party, and very soon, in the next couple of days, we will be able to come up with a decision and we will let Nigerians know.
“So, time will tell. I don’t think we should be in a hurry. We saw the governor today. He is visiting his colleagues and in a day or two, we will know where we are headed but it is very obvious that the National Chairman has already, with his agenda, pushed the governor out of the party and can no longer contest under the platform of the APC.
“Our people, members of the APC were agitated two days ago when the news broke. But as at yesterday, they were celebrating and everybody is shouting freedom. Edo has a very large diasporan community and our people have been calling to say the governor must contest and we are working for the people and not the politicians.”as one of the reasons for his disqualification from the June 22 governorship primary in Edo State.
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