Aspirant
of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, has requested
for a refund of his N22.5 million used in purchasing the Governorship
nomination form.
This followed the endorsement of the incumbent Governor of Edo
State, Godwin Obaseki by President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term on Monday
in Abuja.
It is reported that the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC
had scheduled for June 22, 2020.
One of the personal Aides to Ize-Iyamu said that his principal
has concluded arrangement to convert proceed to obtain social Democratic Party
(SDP) nomination to beat the deadline for submission.
On Monday, INEC requested for the list of Edo APC delegates in
the primaries from the party, an indication that the Commission recognizes Mr.
Aselm Ojezua of Edo APC.
Already, the fragile consensus agreement reached by four
Governorship aspirants in Edo State All Progressive Congress (APC) faction
loyal to Adams Oshiomhole has run into troubled water as a result of the
conflicting interests of the aspirants, Mr. Solomon Edebiri, Mr. Charles
Airhiavbere, former Minister of Works (State), Mr. Chris Ogiemwonyi and the
immediate past Deputy Governor of the State, Mr. Pius Odubu.
The phantom agreement that was reached, Governorship aspirants
got broken when Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu secretly collected nomination form on
behalf of the former Chairman of Oredo Local Government Area, Mr. Osaro Obazee,
believed to be one of his staunch supporters without the consent of three
others.
The development prompted Odubu and Ogiemwonyi to obtain their
nomination forms as a stop-gap ahead of the primary and Governorship elections.
Our Correspondents reports that the greatest undoing of
Ize-Iyamu who defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in December 2019 is
that his name is not on Edo APC delegates register.
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