Onazena Abbey, Benin
All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship aspirant in Edo State, Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi has predicted victory for the National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole in the current leadership crisis rocking the party.
He described those scrambling to oust Oshiomhole from office as ingrates who had at one time or the other benefited from his large heart.
On the crisis rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he posited that leaders and stakeholders of the party in the state were desperately waiting for the reconciliation committee headed Chief Bisi Akande.
“I always believe in reconciliation. I want to thank Mr. President for inaugurating the Chief Bisi Akande APC national reconciliation committee. My prayer is that we need a strong party before the elections. I urge Edo state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole to embrace peace.”
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On Oshiomhole’s current travail, he stated “God will give Oshiomhole victory because he was there for all those now working against him. As the APC national chairman, all those plotting his removal have in the past sought for his help one way or another. Today, they are backstabbing Oshiomhole and God is against such. We believe in God and also know that God hates ingratitude.”
On why he wants to unseat Governor Obaseki being from same senatorial district , he said, “I am not a local champion. I know what I am carrying. At the centre, I was one of the best Managing Directors NNPC ever produced. This informed my decision not to play second fiddle in Edo politics. I am still one of the best at the level of management as far as NNPC is concerned. Based on my antecedents in NNPC, I have so much to offer Edo people as governor.
“If we are talking about aspirants, I have what it takes to govern Edo state. You can check my pedigree and antecedents during my days in NNPC. I am still the only person that ran three SBU’s for NNPC.
I was Managing Director of NAPIMS, managing director NPDC Benin, Managing director of Nigeria Gas Company, before I became Group Executive Director.” he said.
He therefore charged Edo people to challenge all aspirants of the ruling party to present their scorecard as it relates to their career before joining politics as requirement for seeking the number one office in the state to enable them have forehand knowledge of who best should be given the party’s ticket and saddled with the responsibility of governing them ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state.
He said the six aspirants loyal to Oshiomhole have unanimously resolved to settle for one candidate to contest against Governor Obaseki in the governorship election in the state coming up in September.
“We have all agreed to work together. We are going to raise money to buy nomination form for one of us. We are six aspirants vying for governorship in the state. So, one of us would be contesting against Governor Obaseki probably in any other political platform the governor chooses.