Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said the National Chairman
of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is no
longer a member of the ruling party.
According to Obaseki, President Muhammadu Buhari, had also directed
the Edo State chapter of the party to deal with the pro-Oshiomhole Edo
Progressive Movement and the former Governor for anti-party activity.
The Governor was quoted to have said this at a rally of the APC
members from the Owan East and West Local Government Areas in
Sabogida-Ora earlier, yesterday.
Obaseki said, “The APC is one party. Those that say they are in the
EPM are not APC, including their national chairman, who we have
suspended in Edo State.
“Those mistakenly elected into Edo State House of Assembly, who are
members of the EPM, have been thrown out and the Independent National
Electoral Commission is aware and will soon announce a date for a fresh
election, where we will have opportunity to elect credible
representatives, who will represent us in the House.
“Any person doing anti-party activities, President Muhammadu Buhari
has asked us to deal with them. We have been told to go back to organise
our party.
“That’s why we are here. As a ruling party in the state, we have done
a lot for the Edo people, moving the state forward progressively, but
the EPM are afraid of progress and will do anything to ensure we don’t
get another term.
“Their intention is to discredit our administration, but the people of Edo know better.
“The support here today is massive and it speaks volume, further
showing that the suspended national chairman’s antics will not work. He
no longer has the support of the Edo people. The act of trying to create
factions of the APC in Edo State can’t work.
“We are still intact, strong and united. Our politics in Edo State is
transparent and can’t tolerate any act of dubiousness. If you are a
progressive, you must be a real progressive.”
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