APC Leaders Threatened Obaseki With 2nd Term

The All Progressives Congress APC Chairmen from 11 wards in the Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State has threatened not to endorsed Governor Godwin Obaseki for 2nd term reelection.

The chairmen stressed that unless Obaseki issued a fresh proclamation for the inauguration of elected members of the state House of Assembly they will not endorse the governor for a second tenure.

The coordinator of the chairmen, Mr Raymond Osumah, revealed this shortly after a meeting at Owan West area of the state.

The chairmen also noted that ‘political rascality’ would not win the governor a second term bid. Adding that, the chairmen were in solidarity with the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshimhole.

He said “Until the governor issues a fresh proclamation, no second term deal. It is even a shame for the governor to have instructed the council chairman to stop the N15,000 stipends being given to ward chairmen because we are not supporting his second term bid. And Frank Ilaboya, our council chairman, is owning the eleven ward chairmen three months which amounted to N495,000. They can eat the money but we stand with Oshiomhole.”

Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the ward chairmen debunked the rumor that they had endorsed the Governor for a second term.

“We want to make it clear that, nothing like that happened. Frank Ilaboya, the council chairman who said it, is being mischievous.

“What we are demanding from Mr Governor is to obey the directives of the National Working Committee of the APC and the National Assembly,” he said.