Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a governorship aspirant on the platform of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, has taunted Godwin Obaseki,
governor of the state, over his exit from APC.
The APC had disqualified Obaseki from the governorship
primary over alleged defective certificate and the governor subsequently
defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which granted him waiver to
seek its ticket for the election.
In an interview with The Sun, Ize-Iyamu said Obaseki
attempted to impose himself as the candidate of APC before he was disqualified.
There are indications that the two of them will swap places
in the September 19 election, Ize-Iyamu, the APC candidate and Obaseki, the APC
candidate.
But Ize-Iyamu said he is confident of defeating the governor
who trounced him inn 2016 when he was the PDP candidate.
“He (Obaseki) has now left the party, following his rightful
disqualification. Many party members heaved a sigh of relief when he left and
currently, we are closing ranks and unifying the party for the election,” he
said.
“Should my party elect me at the primaries on June 22, all
the issues you speak of will be resolved in no time because really, they are
all political. As aforementioned, we are already reaching out to everyone
involved now that the bad apple has voluntarily taken itself out of the bag.”
Ize-Iyamu said the people of Edo are unhappy with the
governor and ready to send him out of office.
“Whether in the APC or any other platform, as long as the
contest will be determined by Edo people, I am confident of victory against
him. If you drive around the state today and feel the pulse of the people, you
will understand why I am that confident,” he said.
“The verdict is out on Obaseki’s term as governor and in
summary, the people are tired of his problematic leadership, which has focused
only on personal battles and needless confrontations.
“These contentions are not unusual during election campaigns
and processes. Nevertheless, there is a feeling of peculiarity with that of Edo
State at this time due largely to desperation of the incumbent Governor Godwin
Obaseki, who was determined to impose himself on the party in ways that were
undemocratic before his exit.
“You saw how he attempted all kinds of tactics, including
restricting membership of the party only to those who shared his view, making
his personal wishes the law, and devoting resources into brewing confusion and
chaos across all levels of the party’s leadership just to have his way.
“However, as you know, he has now left the party, following
his rightful disqualification. Many party members heaved a sigh of relief when
he left and currently, we are closing ranks and unifying the party for the
election. Should my party elect me at the primaries on June 22, all the issues
you speak of will be resolved in no time because really, they are all
political.”
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