Gov. Obaseki speaks on ‘fight’ with Oshiomhole

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Gov. Obaseki speaks on ‘fight’ with Oshiomhole

 

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has broken his silence on the alleged face-off between him and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

The Governor described the reported quarrel between them as fake news.

He also said the issue of him getting a second term in office or not depends entirely on God and the people of Edo state.

Obaseki addressed journalists on Sunday night in Abuja shortly after attending a meeting of the Progressive Governors Forum.

Asked about his reportedly damaged relationship with Oshiomhole, Obaseki simply said, “there is no infraction between me and the National Chairman of the party. It is all in the press. It is all fake news.”

On his second term bid, the governor said, “My second term is left to God and the people of Edo state. At the end of the day, the people will decide depending on how much they see that we have added value to their lives.”

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Sad!!! Edo State APC Youth Leader Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen

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Sad!!! Edo State APC Youth Leader Shot Dead By Unknown Gunmen

Unknown gunmen have shot dead Samson Sedi, a leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo state.

Sedi, the youth leader of the APC in the area, was killed in Jattu on Wednesday.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Johnson Kokumo, confirmed the incident to Punch yesterday.

Kokumo said that the incident was being investigated as a case of murder as the victim was not dispossessed of his belongings.

The police commissioner said, “We are investigating a murder case. We are not investigating armed robbery. Nobody was dispossessed in this particular case.

“So, what we are investigating is murder and not armed robbery. We have set things in motion. Our men are out there and I assure you that, with intelligence- led policing, we will soon bring the culprits to book.”

The State Governor Godwin Obaseki, condemned the killing, describing it as “shocking.”

Obaseki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, also ordered the arrest and prosecution of the killers.

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APC Crises: Buhari Saved Us From Impending Doom - Party Chairman

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APC Crises: Buhari Saved Us From Impending Doom - Party Chairman

 

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, has said President Muhammadu Buhari saved the party from impending doom.

Chairman of the State chapter, Anslem Ojezua, said this yesterday, noting that the proposed tenure elongation for the John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee would have brought about constitutional crisis.

He said the party would not have survived the crisis if Buhari had allowed the one year extension.

“It was a statement that was timely and justified. Because despite what anybody has to say, one of the changes that APC professed is the promotion of internal democracy, he told reporters.

“So, by that statement alone, the President has enhanced the profile of our party and saved us the disgrace that was imminent in implementation of that unconstitutional proposal,” he said.

He continued, “It is very good for the party. Let me even give you another aspect of it. In the past two years, we have had a number of people from other parties joining us.

“Now, these people are joining with the hope that they will be fully integrated in the party. One of the ways that this integration takes place is in participation in these congresses.

“And in some cases, some of them are free to aspire and hold offices. By implementing the tenure elongation proposal, you would have shut those ones out at least for another one year and perhaps another four years.

“The most important thing which is fundamental is that our constitution as a party does not permit it.

“But the President has even taken it beyond that to the constitution of the country, which is the most important law of our land and that law expressly forbids any body holding an office in a political party for more than four years without an election.”

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