Chieftain of theruling All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has attributed the party’s defeat in theEdo State governorship election held to what he called “the unpleasant carriage
and incoherent disposition” of the party’s former National Chairman, AdamsOshiomhole.Eze, who is the former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct nPDP, ina statement regretted that Edo State has been added to the league of stateslike Zamafara, Rivers, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Sokoto, Adamawa, and Oyo thatare being governed by the PDP.
He claimed that it was Oshiomhole’s “self-styled and kooky steering model”that scuttled APC’s electoral chances and deprived the majority of having theirway.
He said Oshiomhole must apologise to the President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the APC for “the serialembarrassments and heavy damages occasioned by his hinky and very quirkycarriage.”
Eze congratulated Obaseki and commended the people of the state for endinggodfatherism in the state.
The statement added, “While appealing to Obaseki to find a place in hisheart to forgive Oshiomhole and all those who helped him cause havoc in theAPC, Chief Eze tasked the Edo State Governor to begin the process of takingback his position in the progressives family which he described as his naturalhabitat considering his numerous sacrifices and contributions in the formationof the party, assuring him that his place in the APC is still very muchreserved and intact.
Eze also hailed thegood people of Edo State for demonstrating character and displaying theirresolve to guard jealously and protect the funds and economy of the state fromexternal hawkers who are shopping for opportunities to extend the boundaries oftheir squandermania and slavery spirit to other territories.
The APC stalwart counselled the candidate of the APC in the just concludedEdo election, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, to prevail on Oshiomhole to offset all his electoralexpenses, seeing that it was his damaging campaign against him as well as hispoor leadership mannerisms that caused him and the APC the election.
Eze joined President Muhammadu Buhari in commending INEC and security agenciesfor displaying a high degree of competence and professionalism which translatedinto a peaceful and very successful electoral outing.
He called on Nigerians to commend the President for allowing a transparentprocess, describing him as a true statesman and democrat.
Eze said with this record, President Buhari has equaled thedemocratic feat of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who allowed the votes of Edo peopleto count in 2012 when Adams Oshiomhole was re-elected as the state governor
against all odds.