Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Edo state governorship election, has denied the allegation he bathed a student with acid as an undergraduate at the University of Benin.

Back in 2016 during the state governorship election, former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomole, had alleged that Ize-Iyamu, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in that election, poured acid on a student. Oshiomole of the APC was campaigning for Godwin Obaseki when he made the statement. Oshiomole berated Ize-Iyamu and gave the state residents reasons why he is unfit to be elected as governor.

Oshiomhole and Obaseki began having problems with each other and subsequently fell apart, forcing Obaseki's defection to the PDP in 2020. Ize-Iyamu who was in PDP, is now a member of APC and Oshiomole's anointed candidate for the state governorship election scheduled for September 19 2020. As the election draws closer, some politicians have brought out the campaign video in which Oshiomole accused Ize-Iyamu of bathing a student with acid.

Ize-Iyamu in an online television programme today July 5, denied the allegation. Setting the records straight, the politician said

“When I was in the university, I was a member of the Pyrates Confraternity. At that time, we didn’t look at it as a cult arrangement but some people were already coming in with tendencies to create problems. We had this very confrontational group and one evening, somebody reported to us that they beat up a final year student who was also close to us and they mentioned the names of those involved, and we said no, this is bad.

Don’t also forget too that I was a students’ union leader, very prominent in the students’ union congress. So, myself and some persons who heard about this complaint said let’s go and see the people concerned and talk to them.

We went there and met with the people concerned. They opened the door for us and we were discussing the matter under a very cordial atmosphere only for some people to come in and before we knew it, there was smoke in the whole place and somebody shouted acid and was screaming. It was then I realized that somebody has poured acid on somebody and I quickly rushed to the security post. I brought them in and we took the young man to get first aid treatment.

Of course, the school set up an inquiry, and the person that was affected admitted that I was the one who brought security agents and that I was able to take him in for medical attention. I asked who poured it and he said he didn’t know. He said he knew the face but didn’t know his name and nobody appeared to know the name and the university said since you people don’t want to mention the name, we are going to sanction all of you. Before we knew it, they expelled us.

The reason they gave was that they expelled us for belonging to a proscribed organisation. But the long and short of it is that we were on it for two years till 1986 when the Senate held a meeting and said these guys have been punished enough, that if you look at the records, they were not the one that committed what happened, so, we were called back, graduated and then went to the Law School.”

Politicians can dig to do and undo each other but can't seem to dig us out of Nigeria's Sh!+ They dug us into

Pdp are good for one thing to tarnish the image of their rivals.

In my opinion, i believe it was a rival cult group that beat up his friend. When did cult groups in Nigeria start to peaceably resolve issues with rival groups without blood shed and death? Has it not always been fire for fire? Do cult groups forgive? Capital "NO". The true story maybe that It was a fight between rival cult groups. It is very obvious that this man is an unrepentant liar. Most Nigerian politicians are cultists and ritualists.

johnmartus:
Pdp are good for one thing to tarnish the image of their rivals.

CRYING WILL NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AJI

He did not talk about the part where Oshiomole said he carries bible by day, and AK47 by night.

Politics is dirty but someone must risk it to make society better.

Story for the gods. i am saying it again that ize-iyamu is a liar. He was responsible for that act and lot of students in SUG at that time knew that his the one that committed that crime.

You know those story that your grandpa forgot to tell you, just go join politics, Dem go download your family history from 18BC for you

OVB123:
Story for the gods. i am saying it again that ize-iyamu is a liar. He was responsible for that act and lot of students in SUG at that time knew that his the one that committed that crime.

You are the one lying...

Were you amongst the students that knew back then

You went to see the people concerned and just talk to them abi? Bloody liar

johnmartus:
Pdp are good for one thing to tarnish the image of their rivals.

This statement of fact was about the acid was made by no other person that the ex chairman of APC in the person of ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE.

Now kid, go and drop your mother's phone.

This Is The Little We Know, They Are More We Never Know. Dinning With The Devil Is For Ever With Him.

Every strong man had a very rugged beginning.

johnmartus:
Pdp are good for one thing to tarnish the image of their rivals.

it was oshiomole that made everyone know the truth.



Dont worry ,,,,, we will play all oshiomole speech in tv 247