By Simon Ebegbulem
BENIN—FORMER Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr
Samson Osagie, has urged All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State to
take seriously, the threat of the five governors of Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, in the South South to win the state for their party.
He warned that
unless a popular
and grassroots
candidate emerges
as the flag bearer of
the party, the PDP
might have a field
day in the September
10, 2016
governorship
election.
He stressed the
need for the party to
put its house in order and eliminate all the bickerings within its ranks so
that the party can face the challenges of the election.
Osagie commended the national leadership of the party for sending
a committee to the state to resolve the disagreements in the party.
According to him, “Only wise counsel, humility, tolerance, respect for one
another rather than empty boast and arrogance by sycophants
can guarantee success for the party. I, therefore, call on all the aspirants
to close ranks to ensure hitch-free primaries that will be acceptable to all
within the party and it is only when the party wins with a popular and
acceptable candidate that we can have a stake in the government that will
be formed in November 2016.
“So, the party must accommodate all interests and create a level playing
field for all those contesting. Our leaders must be concerned about
winning this state because retaining Edo State will be a gate way for the
APC to bring other South South states to its fold. The APC government in
Edo State has done extremely well therefore, we must not allow crisis to
over shadow the successes recorded so far in the state.”

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