The quarrelsome Mr Obaseki may have left the APC a little unpopular, but some observers of the Edo imbroglio seem persuaded that Mr Oshiomhole coveted the godfather title more than usual and breathed down the neck of the governor.
By Friday evening, Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Peoples Democratic Party had become euphoric about their chances in September’s Edo governorship poll.
Contrasting the infectious air in the Edo PDP is the baleful atmosphere pervading the former ruling party in the state, the APC. To get to that magical year and stay alive politically and stand the chance of flourishing would require bending the party in one’s direction. That, sadly, is what drives that party.
So far, the APC chairman is a very lucky and plucky man. His heart is still holding on, being made of a far sturdier constitution than the average politician.And, no, his union days do not fully explain why he seems indestructible, even if it explains his insatiable appetite for making enemies and fighting them to the hilt.
They may not be clearly and distinctly ideological, but they tend at least not to be conservative or gradualist. Even those he won had been eked out of defeat, while those he lost, when not done by the agency of the courts, had been emphatic. He will note that unlike the PDP that gives indication it will be united behind Mr Obaseki, there is nothing to show that the APC at the national and state levels will be united behind him.
That narrative hides many unpleasant facts, but it is popular and plausible. The campaigns will start soon, and endorsements will began to flow and traverse the political divides. From Rivers to Bayelsa, from Sokoto to Kaduna, and indeed virtually all states, governors have flaunted extraordinary airs, dealt with their opponents tyrannically, and generally worked to enthrone successors, if not a president, as Mr Wike attempted last year.
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