“We challenge Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to speak as a man of God that he claims to be. While they are accusing the governor of manipulation and hijack of the party, the truth is that it is the Ize-Iyamu group that wants the governor to manipulate for them by stopping any other person, particularly the deputy governor, from aspiring to the governorship seat in 2016.”
By Ehi Ekhator
Members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State have given the Executive Governor, Adams Oshiomhole a seven-day ultimatum to cancel what they referred to as “fraudulent membership” registration exercise and ward and local governments congress, or face the consequence
The members threatened the governor that they will defect to Peoples Democratic Party if the ultimatum including the 14 days given by the Estako Forum to cancel the membership registration exercise and the result of the congresses was not obeyed.
Members at the meeting were Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Mr. Sunny Uyigue, Alhaji usman Shagadi, Mr. Abubakar Momoh (member of the House of Represenatives), members of the Edo State House of Assembly from Edo South, Chief Amos Osunbor, Mrs Evelyn Omokhodian, Nosa Adams, Mr. Omon Ozomon and others.
Meanwhile the interim leaderships of APC in the state described the seven days ultimatum given to Oshiomhole as biased on false claims.
Mr. Godwin Erhahon in his reaction to the accusation against the governor by the angry APC members, said they challenge Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to talk as a man of God that he alleged to be. He added that Ize-Iyamu group wants the governor to manipulate and hijack the party for them by stopping any person, particularly the deputy governor from declaring for governorship seat in 2016, and wonder why he falsely accused the governor.
According to the statement read by the former state Chairman of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Prince Tony Omoaghe called on the governor to stop the total control and monopolistic attitude towards the party in order to create way for internal democracy without deliberately sponsored rancor and division within the party and recognize the worth of party faithful across the state.
The statement demands the governor to tender an unreserved apology to the leadership of the party and to in particular, former Governor John Odigie-Oyegun for the insult the governor metted out to him at various party gatherings.
They accused the governor of encouraging division and fractionalization in all parts of the state which they described as a deliberate steps to cripple the party in the state for reasons best known to him.
They said: “He has encouraged division and fractionalisation in all parts of the state, and ensured the marginalization of party faithful, who have refused to join his faction of the party. He single handedly picked the current state interim Executive Committee of the party and has given them a matching order to do his bidding, much to the dismay of party faithful.
“The governor has marginalized most members of the legacy parties, which came together to form the APC, especially those from the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, in total disregard of the directive of the national body.
“The governor has blurred the lines between government and the party structures by using the machineries and functionaries of government to hijack the party, all to serve very selfish political interests,” they said.
“The situation was so embarrassing that while people complained of denial of registration due to non-availability of materials, the governor still had enough registration materials to return to the national body.”
Meanwhile, Erhahon, continuing with his defence of Oshiomhole, said the attack on the governor “is because they believe that Ize-Iyamu has been anointed as the next governor of the state.”
EDO APC CRISIS: Apologise or face the consequence - Aggrieved members tell Oshiomhole
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