Hold the Towel Still, Well Wishers Tells Ize-Iyamu as He Got Rejected by APC Governors.
Just a month and some days left for the Edo State governorship election, but a shocking revelation will make it impossible for the APC governorship candidate in Edo State to have a glimpse of victory as regards to the refusal of some unnamed governors to support his candidacy given their reasons that Ize-Iyamu is under alleged corruption investigation.
According to a Villa source, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari won’t see nor endorse a Candidate, his government is prosecuting for corruption.
The All Progressives Congress in Edo State has suspended the formal flag-off of its Governorship campaign indefinitely, following the alleged refusal by 14 out of 18 Governors elected on the platform of the party (names withheld) to endorse a future that is shrouded in a dense fog of uncertainty as to the Candidate of the party in the September 29, Governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu continues to struggle through a significant logjam in his most ambitious and dangerous political endeavor.
The investigation has revealed that the Governor’s decision to distance themselves from the Pastor Ize-Iyamu Campaign borders on the alleged failure of the Oshiomhole camp, to carry out the directive of Yobe Governor, Mai-Mala Buni and Chairman of APC Caretaker/extra-ordinary Convention Committee, to the renegade factions of the party in Edo State to fuse their party structure into the leadership of Bar. Anselm Ojezua as part of a peace deal after the APC National Executive Council (NEC) sacked the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party led by its former Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on June 25, 2020, after the crisis rocking the party, attained its apex level ahead of the 2023 General election.
Speaking at a zoom meeting with sub-Coordinators of his Campaign recently, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, described the decision of the APC Governors to abandon him mid-way as distasteful and unfortunate. The truth is that they have stood with their brother, Godwin Obaseki and were never with Ize Iyamu.
A personal aide to Pastor Ize-Iyamu hinted that his Principal almost broke down in tears while lamenting over the development, and knowing full well that they are behind Obaseki.
“I am fully aware that about 14 APC Governors are not for us. The most worrisome aspect of it is that they are neither hiding nor apologetic about why they are not supporting him”. But our investigations show that no APC governor is willing to reach out to the Oshiomhole camp. In APC circles, Oshiomhole is a political leper. No one wants to identify with him.
An aide to one of the Governors who mobilized for Edo State says their support is for the Anslem Ojezua led APC exco, the recognized Edo exco, shunned by Oshiomhole and Ize Iyamu. He added that some governors are mobilizing directly to Gov. Obaseki as they want him to complete eight years.
The source also quoted the Edo APC Governorship Candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, also blamed his travails on the national leader of APC, Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole over their unwillingness to reconcile with their former allies including most of the APC northern Governors have a change of heart. This has paved the way for the opposition party to fully crush the APC campaign. This was made possible by the preference of the 14 APC governors for the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic party in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki.
But according to the source, Ize-Iyamu, was however encouraged at the meeting not to throw in the towel, despite the daunting challenges ahead of him including his inability to agree with Oshiomhole on a particular venue for the formal flag-off of his campaign and the blackout he is facing from Abuja. If Abuja continues to black Ize Iyamu out, it will mean an end to a dubious era when alleged criminals facing trials, were allowed to run for public offices. It would add to the Buhari legacy.
From the happenings in Edo, Godwin Obaseki is merely waiting to be sworn in again even as the Oshiomhole camp has nothing but fake news which Edo people are frowning at.
Ayooluwa Joshua