Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Tomi Ikimi, has disclosed why Governor Adams Oshiomhole won his 2012 re-election.
He said Oshiomhole won his second term because former President Goodluck Jonathan provided a level playing field.

Chief Ikimi disclosed that the party was set to drop Governor Oshiomhole after his first term but that Oshiomhole begged him to be given a second term ticket.


Ikimi noted that Oshiomhole won the election with a landslide victory not because of his merit but because himself and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu took him to former President Jonathan to demand for a level playing field.

The former minister spoke in Benin City at the flagging-off of Pastor Ize-Iyamu governorship campaigns.

Chief Ikimi boasted elections were won in the state with personalities like Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and Chief Tony Anenih.

According to him, “Pastor Ize-Iyamu brought Oshiomhole to me. I never knew him before. I was told he was a former Labour leader. I was persuaded to accept him and we took him round the 192 wards.


“In his first four years, he betrayed us. We wanted to drop him but he knelt down to beg me. It was myself and Pastor Ize-Iyamu that took Oshiomhole to former President Jonathan to beg him to provide a level playing field.

“Jonathan supported us. Oshiomhole won not because he was brilliant, but he has paid us in band coin.”

modath:

Bad belle old wailer..

Ikimi will never heal from the pains of his costly, missteps, the trauma of being a front runner in the forming of APC , wanting to be a don dada at all cost, losing out to Jagaban of Nigerian politics then the subsequent wrong bet on PDP retaining the centre and losing it all.


As a front runner in the creation of APC , seeing them in power without him having any place must really burn his soul like acid.....

Describing Oshio as a mere labour leader especially after his 1st term is a joke taken too far, politicians though...!!! He needs a hug, he will be alright after...

TyrantInAsoRock:

At least he didn't get used,then relegated after working his ass out like ur jagaban for unknown pple lyk maman daura to be calling the shots

Even zahra is More involved in this sorry administration than jagabanned

Even his puppet relevancy start and ends in him repping buhari to deliver prepared speech

modath:



I won't get into unproductive chit chats with you, God forbid!! A sane person knows better than engage in a shouting match with an unclad person in a market place...

Tinubu has been relegated bah? I agree, sebi his associates that he put in government are merely playing in their positions, The Fowlers, Akabuezes, Babachirs, Akinyelures (new NNPC board member) & co.... no debate, you are so right!!

I don't expect much from a severely traumatized mind that has refused to live in the present.. past glory days of having kinsmen and women calling the shots and having a change of order can be distressing for such unbalanced minds and I empathize with you... A mind that equates electoral loss to loss to sanity & worth can't be expected to not develop myopia and brain tumour!!



BTW;

I'll just advise you to gather people to head bridge or wherever una dey do una aimless agitation aerobics!!!! There still remains a minimum of 33mths of the "Tyrant in Aso rock" Yeyenatu...