Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has revealed why Com. Adams Oshiomhole, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is angry with him.
Obaseki who dumped the ruling party for opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he was disqualified from taking part in the party’s primary elections claimed erstwhile APC national chairman was at war with him because he blocked his ambition to become a godfather in the state.
The governor made this claim in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, on Monday.
According to him, Oshiomhole was frustrated over his failure to govern Edo State for a third term using Obaseki as a proxy.
“In 2016 when Oshiomhole nominated and supported Obaseki, his hidden motive was to use Governor Obaseki as a pawn in his game to defraud Edo people and enthrone himself as the ultimate godfather of Edo politics at the expense of the will and wishes of Edo people.
“However, Obaseki’s refusal to mortgage the interest of the majority of the people of Edo state for the satisfaction of Oshiomhole and his handful of greedy followers is the cause of Oshiomhole’s bitterness which has led him to bury himself in pursuit of an innocent governor who is trying to do the right thing for his people,” the statement read.
Oshiomhole, last week, reportedly claimed that Obaseki, who he nominated to succeed him in 2016, has become a snake.
He further claimed that Obaseki started fighting party members, by destroying their properties and arresting them.
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