Oyegun Reacts To Obaseki’s Disqualification From APC Primary Election

Former national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun has reacted to the reports by the party’s screening committee which declared Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki ineligible for governoship re-election under the platform of the party.

MERIDIAN SPY reports the screening committee of the party, led by its Chairman, Jonathan Ayuba, disqualified Obaseki because they could not confirm the authenticity of the Higher School Certificate he claimed but could not produce.

While presenting the committee’s report to the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee, Ayuba said the document the governor produced only attested to his attendance.

In his reaction, Oyegun described the disqualification of the governor from the party’s governorship primary election as a “hatchet job.”

The APC chieftain who spoke through his media aide, Ray Morphy, said sending Obaseki out of the race is part of the plan to install a “stooge that will allow some people unfettered access to Edo treasury”.

“While I’m not surprised, that disqualification is a clear indication that internal democracy has been murdered in APC, a party which we founded on the principles of fair play and good conscience, I daresay that APC will suffer dire consequences in Edo state if this disqualification is not speedily reversed,” said Morphy on behalf of the former APC national chairman.

“As a matter of fact, Oshiomole is indeed the one who is guilty of anti-party activities, not Obaseki.

“Oshiomole is the one who is acting unconstitutionally not Obaseki. I hope that Oshiomole will not go down in history as the undertaker of APC.”

The governor has however vowed not to appeal his disqualification to contest in the June 22 governorship primary election of the APC.

“It is unfortunate that this open show of shame, illegality and travesty of justice is the brand of democracy which Comrade Oshiomhole has reduced the APC into. The situation is quite saddening because this is a party supposedly reputed for change, equity and social justice,” said media aide to Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie.

“We have therefore decided that it would be effort in futility to appeal whatever the unjust outcome of the evaluation and screening process of the APC will be, especially when Comrade Oshiomhole has declared that he is the Supreme Court and ultimate determiner of the fate and future of our great party.”

“We wish Oshiomhole luck in his maladministration of the party and trust that the Almighty will help our country to find the path to true liberty, freedom and justice,” he added.

“We call on all party members and the teeming supporters of Governor Obaseki to remain calm and await further directives.”