The chairman of the All Progressives Congress on Edo state, Mr Anselm Ojezua has explained that the defeat suffered by the party in the just concluded governorship election in the state was caused by the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole and the national organ of the party.
Ojezua made the statement when reacting to the victory of Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo governorship election.
The APC chairman said Adams Oshiomhole pushed Governor Godwin Obeseki from the party to the PDP.
According to Daily Trust, Ojezua said he received the news of Obaseki win with mixed feelings.
He stated that he was saddened by the fact that Obaseki didn’t win the election on the platform of the APC.
The politician suggested that the governor could have won the election on the platform of the APC if Adams Oshiomhole did not push him out of the party by unwholesome disqualification.
He said Edo APC had already reached a consensus to support Obaseki as the candidate of the party before he was disqualified from contesting on the party’s platform.
“As at the time I did make a statement that our most treasured asset is the governor. That statement has been vindicated by the victory the governor has secured,” Ojezua said.
The state chairman also stated that the national organ of the APC championed the Osagie Ize-Iyamu campaign without the state chapter of the party.
“They treated the party with contempt and unfortunately the national organ of the party cooperated with them in this negligence believing that they could secure victory without the platform. So, we were just there looking at them. I think we are all wiser now,” he said.
