According to
the faction, it was evident the Edo APC primaries would be free and fair,
adding that the former Chairman should have informed the world those he claimed
to be working against the interest of the party.
The All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State loyal to the National Chairman of
Party, Adams Oshiomhole on Thursday rubbished claims by former National
Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, that Governor Godwin Obaseki
was promised an automatic ticket as part of reconciliation in the state chapter
of the party.
Publicity
Secretary of the party, Chris Azebamwan, in a statement in Abuja, declared such
meeting never took place.
He said that
if such a meeting took place and decision arrived at, there would have been no
need to set up the National Reconciliation Committee headed by Chief Bisi
Akande.
According to
him, the party was constrained to respond to statements “credited to Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun at page 8 of The Nation newspaper of today, 21st May 2020 and his
full-page advert on the same subject at page 10.
“It is not in
our character, upbringing or culture to take an elder to task. Especially an
elder with the towering stature and credentials of Pa John Odigie-Oyegun who
retired as a Federal Super-Permanent Secretary, has been a State Governor and
served National Chairman of a major political party. He celebrated his 80th
birthday recently, and we wish him many more years of service to the nation.
“Against this
background, one is at loss to understand why Chief Odigie-Oyegun would make
utterances that portray him as a mouthpiece or hireling of Godwin Obaseki. That
the forthcoming primaries in Edo State would be credible is not in doubt.”
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