Oshiomhole: Suspense In Abuja As Factions Continue Bickering In Edo

By Emmanuel Aziken

With a temporary cease-fire in Abuja, supporters and opponents of Adams Oshiomhole have taken their fight for ascendancy in the All Progressives Congress, APC back home with both sides throwing punches at one another in Benin on Tuesday.

While the chairman of the Oshiomhole faction of the APC, Col. David Imuse hailed the return of their leader as national chairman as the victory of light over the forces of darkness, Dr. Pius Odubu, who served as Oshiomhole’s deputy flayed Obaseki for waging a wasted war of vendetta.

He accused the governor of being the primary instigator of the moves against Oshiomhole even as he accused the governor of a witch-hunt against those opposed to his second term aspiration.

Responding on behalf of Obaseki, his media aide, Crusoe Osagie called out Oshiomhole to publicly distance himself from Odubu who he accused of trying to upturn the move for reconciliation as initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors.

Odubu speaking on behalf of other governors said:

 “It has been one case of evil, witch-hunting and executive rascality to another. To Governor Godwin Obaseki, his second term is not negotiable; it is more important the lives of People and anyone who dares stand on his part must be chrused. The Governor who ought to be a political leader that unites all members of APC together became an instrument of division, intimidation, humiliation and political vendetta.”

Osagie responding to Odubu called on Oshiomhole to publicly denounce the attacks by Odubu, on Governor Godwin Obaseki, in the spirit of the peace efforts by the President and the party, as Odubu has been a known frontline speaker for Comrade Oshiomhole during the crisis that preceded the current peace initiative.

“It is clear that these characters neither mean well for the party nor do they mean well for Comrade Oshiomhole. They would rather continue to stir crisis and disrupt the peace in the state and the party. We, therefore, call on the Presidency to take note of this trend aimed at rubbishing all the efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC governors to bring peace to the party at all levels.”

He added, “We challenge Comrade Oshiomhole to come out to publicly denounce the irresponsible comments if he does not subscribe to them, failure of which proves that he is actively in support of the renewed attacks on the governor.”

Osagie said the attacks were consistent with the character of these individuals and there is no denying that they would continue, which is why it is pertinent to draw the attention of the Presidency to the antics aimed at sabotaging President Buhari’s peace efforts as well as that of the governors and other leaders of the party.

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