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Obaseki Must Go, Forum Insists by Johnnyessence(m): 4:33pm On Jun 12, 2019 |
The Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) has insisted that the
peace talk between Governor Godwin Obaseki and National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade
Adams Oshiomhole, would not stop its resolve to stop the
governor from getting a second term ticket.
President Muhammadu Buhari last week initiated talks
between Obaseki and Oshiomhole, though Obaseki said
there was no rift between them. Oshiomhole has kept
sealed lips.
The EPM said its two major objectives of re-positioning the
APC in the state and getting a replacement for Obaseki is a
task that must be accomplished.
The Convener, Henry Idahagbon, told reporters that
whatever peace initiated and concluded in Abuja would
remain in Abuja.
He said: “Edo Peoples Movement will stick to its two
cardinal objectives – first is to restructure the party by
strengthening it, by returning the party to its old winning
ways – an election winning machine. The second is to shop
for a suitable replacement for Governor Godwin Obaseki in
2020. These two motives are immutable; we stand by them
and whatever peace move they make good for them. We
don’t have any problem with any peace move, but the peace
move will be without prejudice to the cardinal objectives of
Edo Peoples Movement.”
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But former Chief Whip of the House of Assembly, Osagboivo
Iyoha, said EPM was a small fraction of the APC in Edo.
According to him, nobody can stop Obaseki from securing a
second term because the people would appreciate his
performance. He noted that
Iyoha explained that the complaints of the EPM were not
issues that would bothered the APC members.
He said: “How many are they in the APC that they can stop
Obaseki? What are their grievances? There are some who
claimed they were supposed to be appointed by Obaseki;
others said they were former revenue collectors who were
sacked.
“Some of them have been in power since 1999, and the little
time they are out of power, they want to pull the roof down.
Obaseki has majority support of Edo APC members. We will
defeat them at the primaries.”
A former aide to Oshiomhole, Prince Greg Ogiogwa, urged
Idahagbon not to turn personal issues to political issues
because political issues affect the lives and destiny of
millions of Edo people.
He told the EPM to desist from disinformation and other
theatrics aimed at blackmailing the governor to part with the
people’s matrimony.
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Re: Obaseki Must Go, Forum Insists by Johnnyessence(m): 4:46pm On Jun 12, 2019 |
obaseki will end his career with the way he is behaving in APC. |
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