Unease in Edo APC over plots to stop state chairman’s re-election

By Ozioruva Aliu

BENIN CITY – ALL is not good with the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Edo State arsenic determination are plans to halt the authorities president of the party, Emperor Jaret Tenebe, from being re-elected.

Tenebe took implicit from the erstwhile chairman, Col David Imuse (rtd) erstwhile the second indicated involvement successful contesting the 2024 governorship predetermination and that tenure ends successful December 2025.

It was gathered that Tenebe is not successful the bully books of the Leader of the enactment successful the state, Sen Adams Oshiomhole and the Minister of Regional Development, Hon Abubakar Momoh, but helium is warring backmost pursuing the suspension of Estako East Ward Nine Chairman of the party, Adamu Ototobor, which is Momoh’s ward. Oshiomhole and Momoh are believed not to beryllium keen connected his return.

Vanguard besides gathered that immoderate of the existent chairmen of section authorities areas successful Edo North, similar Etsako West, person been urged to trim their level of loyalty to Tenebe.

Tenebe’s lack astatine past week’s empowerment programme of Senator Oshiomhole gave credence to the soundless situation successful Edo North APC.

The president alluded to this successful a bid of posts by accusing Momoh of scheming to instrumentality power of the Edo APC with a clique helium did not name.

He said successful 1 of the posts that “Minister of Regional Development, Hon Abubakar Momoh, I person led the enactment to the champion of my ability, I tin arsenic good permission the enactment to you and your unsafe clique, determination is already a spot successful past for radical similar me.

“I supported you during your House of Representatives predetermination erstwhile you were rigged retired by this caller clique.

“If that was a crime, conscionable cognize that it is simply a spot for radical similar maine and I cognize that was wherefore I helped you.

“I encouraged radical from different governmental parties who mislaid their mode to swell our fold successful APC. If that’s my crime, Abubakar Momoh, I volition permission the enactment for you and your caller clique, conscionable know, I americium fulfilled.

“In this party, I person lent a dependable to those who cannot speak, I person fought for the oppressed, perchance the crushed wherefore Momoh and his ‘usl…’ clique wants maine out.

“During the past section authorities assembly predetermination organised by Governor Godwin Obaseki, I travelled with my squad connected a canoe, which could person capsized but this time, Abubakar Momoh was moving from 1 air-conditioned bureau to his air-conditioned location with his family.

“Today each is set, Jarrett is nary longer capable, helium and his ‘usel…’, wicked clique wants maine out. I volition permission truthful that bid volition reign.”

When contacted, Momoh said Tenebe should beryllium allowed to exhaust himself and helium would not articulation issues with him.

The authorities Secretary of the party, Lawrence Okah, could not beryllium reached arsenic helium did not prime up telephone calls and erstwhile Vanguard visited the authorities secretariat of the party, helium was not around.

The station Unease successful Edo APC implicit plots to halt authorities chairman’s re-election appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.