By Ikhili. Ebalu, Benin City
The All Progressives Congress, Edo state chapter has insisted that the Governor of Edo state Mr Godwin Obaseki must face the party primaries as September election draws closer.
The factional state chairman of the party colonel David Imuse stated this while briefing newsmen in Benin city the state capital on Friday saying that, Gov Obaseki is only wasting his time in trying to sponsor issues against the party that brought him to power.
According to him, ‘ it is a pity that, as a governor under same political party, you are celebrating a purported suspension of your party national chairman, not just national chairman but a man that handed government to you as a successor.
‘While they were at Urhokpota hall in Benin city celebrating the suspension of our dear party national chairman, it was unknown to them that another court which has the jurisdiction to do so have upturn the judgement.
‘We will not be intimidated or harassed by treat of various kinds by the state governor who continually think he has monopoly of violet, Is going to be tooth for tooth, eye for an eye. Oshiomhole remains APC national chairman and the leader of our party, whether they like it or not, enough is enough, Gov Obaseki will never get automatic ticket in this party he added.
On his part, Sule Emuakemeh, secretary to ward 10 in Estako west LGA (Oshiomhole ward) said their was never a time the party at the ward level suspended the national chairman saying that is no way the ward party chairman who he alleged have be the Governor boy will single handedly suspend Oshiomhile under the instruction of Gov Obaseki.
He alleged the ward chairman have been keep in government house and have refuse to go home.
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