Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has
said Adams Oshiomhole, the former National Chairman of the All Progressive
Congress ( APC), is angry with him because he blocked his ambition to become a
godfather in the state.
said Adams Oshiomhole, the former National Chairman of the All Progressive
Congress ( APC), is angry with him because he blocked his ambition to become a
godfather in the state.
Obaseki made that claim in a statement
signed on Monday by Crusoe Osagie, his Special Adviser on Media and
Communication Strategy.
signed on Monday by Crusoe Osagie, his Special Adviser on Media and
Communication Strategy.
Oshiomhole claimed last week that
Obaseki, whom he nominated to succeed him in 2016, has turned into a snake.
Obaseki, whom he nominated to succeed him in 2016, has turned into a snake.
Oshiomhole claimed that the governor
began fighting against members of the party by destroying and arresting their
properties.
began fighting against members of the party by destroying and arresting their
properties.
Obaseki decamped from the APC after
being disqualified from participating in primary elections for the party.
being disqualified from participating in primary elections for the party.
He said he was frustrated by
Oshiomhole’s failure to govern Edo State for a third term using Obaseki as a
proxy.
Oshiomhole’s failure to govern Edo State for a third term using Obaseki as a
proxy.
“In 2016, when Obaseki was
nominated and supported by Oshiomhole, his hidden motive was to use Governor
Obaseki as a pawn in his game to defraud Edo ‘s people and throne himself as
the ultimate godfather of Edo politics at the expense of Edo’s will and wishes.
nominated and supported by Oshiomhole, his hidden motive was to use Governor
Obaseki as a pawn in his game to defraud Edo ‘s people and throne himself as
the ultimate godfather of Edo politics at the expense of Edo’s will and wishes.
“However, Obaseki ‘s refusal to
mortgage the interest of the majority of the Edo people to Oshiomhole ‘s
satisfaction and his handful of greedy followers is the cause of Oshiomhole’s
bitterness that led him to bury himself in pursuit of an innocent governor who
is trying to do the right thing for his people,” read the statement.
mortgage the interest of the majority of the Edo people to Oshiomhole ‘s
satisfaction and his handful of greedy followers is the cause of Oshiomhole’s
bitterness that led him to bury himself in pursuit of an innocent governor who
is trying to do the right thing for his people,” read the statement.
