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EDO 2020: Intrigues, as Ize-Iyamu emerges to tackle Obaseki


ON MAY 28, 20206:05 AMIN NEWS
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By Clifford Ndujihe, Omeiza Ajayi & Ozioruva Aliu

ABUJA—THE battle for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship ticket in Edo State is panning out as a two-horse race between Governor Godwin Obaseki and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.


The duo were the chief combatants in the 2016 governorship election won by Obaseki.

After several weeks of horse-trading and negotiations that nearly broke down, six governorship aspirants — Dr. Pius Odubu, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, Major-General Charles Airhiavbere (retd), Johnson Agbonyima, Saturday Uwulekhue and Prof. Ebegue Amadasun, have stepped down for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as their consensus governorship aspirant for the June 22 governorship primary election.

A seventh aspirant, Solomon Edebiri, was said to have voluntarily withdrawn from the race.


Vanguard gathered that negotiations for the aspirants to agree on a consensus was reached Tuesday night in Abuja, and Ize-Iyamu was said to have come tops, after a screening by a committee set-up for the selection exercise.

The screening committee was headed by former Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Francis Alimikhena, while other members included former Edo Deputy Governor, Lucky Imasuen; General Cecil Esekhaigbe (retd); ex-Edo Speaker, Thomas Okosun; former Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Samson Osagie; ex-member of the House of Representatives, Patrick Obahiagbon and Deputy Leader of the House of Representatives, Peter Akpatason.


Ize-Iyamu and incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, are now to square up for the APC governorship ticket on June 22.

Sources said the negotiations and horse-trading almost broke down when Odubu complained of maltreatment, lamenting that he had been in the party without break since inception but was being side-stepped for Ize-Iyamu, who just returned after running as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in 2016.

Vanguard gathered that he was persuaded to step down eventually in the interest of the APC and in support of efforts to stop Governor Obaseki.


Confirming the development, factional State Secretary of the party, Lawrence Okah, said: “We are going with him to pick the form now. There is harmony in the family. We just have one common enemy. Obaseki should go, that’s all.”

Aspirants pool funds to buy form for Ize-Iyamu

It was learned that all the aspirants in the contest contributed funds to buy APC’s N22.5 million Nomination and Expression of Interest Form for Ize-Iyamu.


A statement by the Director of Communication, Ize-Iyamu Campaign Organisation, John Mayaki, shortly after he picked the nomination form, described it as “another stride in the quest to move Edo State forward.”

He said: “By obtaining the form today, we have formally placed our name on the party’s ballot for our internal primary next month. It is another great stride and we are thankful to the other aspirants who have joined us here today to offer support.


“There have been efforts to cause disunity in our party and pitch people against each other by those who have sadly embraced politics without principles and are openly rebelling against the leadership of our party, because they believe they have absolute power. But as it is clear from today’s event, Edo APC is united and these deviants may have a loud voice but they don’t represent the majority.

“Everyone here may have personal ambitions but we are bound together by the common desire to fast-track transformation of our state through a transparent, effective and accountable governance that will improve the living standards and social well-being of our people.

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Abeg, Obaseki supporters should tell us why Obaseki picked nomination form from Oshiomhole and not state branch of his faction

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Cyberterror:
Abeg, Obaseki supporters should tell us why Obaseki picked nomination form from Oshiomhole and not state branch of his faction

Thank you for observing this...

4+4

I sincerely doubt we're going anywhere as a nation...same set of thieves, different names.

Obaseki

Ize iyamu

Oshiomole
Odubu
Gen.Charles
Igiewonyi
all of dem arr the looters of Edo states resources

Shegunsmart:
Thank you for observing this...

Obaseki is a coward. After all the ranting it is still Oshiomhole that he will submit his form to sign for him

Cyberterror:
Obaseki is a coward. After all the ranting it is still Oshiomhole that he will submit his form to sign for him

Abii o

Cyberterror:
Obaseki is a coward. After all the ranting it is still Oshiomhole that he will submit his form to sign for him

Na strategy .,.....he has to fulfill all righteousness