Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, says he is yet to
join any political party.
The governor announced the resignation of his membership of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) after meeting with Ibrahim Gambari, chief
of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday.
He said he would pursue his reelection bid on another
platform.
But Shortly after the governor announced his quitting of the
APC, the appeal court upheld the judgment of a high court suspending Adams
Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the party.
Ajibola Ajimobi, former governor of Oyo state, was named as
acting APC national chairman.
In a tweet on Wednesday, a few hours after Oshiomhole
stepped down, Obaseki said he is yet to join any party and that his focus is to
control the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
I have not moved to a new platform yet to seek re-election.— Godwin Obaseki (GGO) (@GovernorObaseki) June 17, 2020
My focus now is to control the spread of the coronavirus (#COVID19) pandemic, which is ravaging our country and threatening our healthcare system.
Stay safe.
Obaseki was disqualified from the APC primary election in
Edo by a screening panel for alleged defective certificate.
There has been the speculation that he may join the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP). He met with some governors elected on the PDP platform
at the weekend.
It is not clear if he is reconsidering his resignation from
the APC following the suspension of Oshiomhole.
But governors elected on the APC platform had said they
would ensure internal democracy is at play in the selection of candidates for
Edo governorship election scheduled for September 19.
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