Oshiomhole’s Troops Fight Back, Suspend Obaseki, Dep Gov, SSG

By Emmanuel Aziken

The crisis in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC deepened on Wednesday when allies of the national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from the three senatorial district at a meeting in Benin resolved to take over the party and immediately suspended Governor Godwin Obaseki.

Also suspended by the gathering which met at the residence of Gen. Charles Airhavbere were the deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu and the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie.

It was the first formal response from the Oshiomhole camp to the decision of Obaseki’s camp to suspend him from the party.

The action of the Oshiomhole camp was, however, immediately dismissed by the governor who through his spokesman, Crusoe Osagie described the meeting as irregular especially as it did not hold in the party secretariat.

The mammoth crowd of supporters aligned to Oshiomhole subsequently spoke through Patrick Ikhariale.

He said:
“It is on record that under Governor Adams Oshiomhole, the APC became a brand and metaphor for both human and infrastructural development in Edo State with several major quality legacy projects like the Benin Storm water project, the Queen Ede and Auchi Erosion Control Projects , over a thousand kilometers of quality roads across the length and breadth of Edo State, Edo State Urban Renewal Projects, Education transformation Programme in primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutions, the Comrade buses for transportation and very many more too numerous to mention.”

He, however, lamented that the Obaseki government had greatly underperformed.

“The APC, Edo State wish to demand from the Governor, to publicly account for all revenues he has received from all sources so that Edo people can decide whether his so called performance can reasonably be measured against actual receipts.”

“This struggle has been about a Governor who lacks interpersonal relationship skill, who is vindictive and repelled by the presence of his party members and without provocation, resorts to anger and pugnacious display of raw power. This is about a governor who has not shown any iota of appreciation for all efforts and sacrifices of his party members across the state. This is about a governor who has failed to fulfill his electoral promises to the people of Edo State and who has refused to listen to the voice of reasoning irrespective of where those voices are coming from.”

Among those present at the gathering were governorship aspirant, and former Minister of state for works, Dr Chris Ogiemwonyi, former council chairmen led by Osaro Obaze, former members of the house of assembly led by Anselm Agbabi, former deputy governors; Rev Peter Obadan and Hon Lucky Imasuen, former members of the House of Representatives, Patrick Obahiagbon, Hon Abdul Oroh, among several others.

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