EDO: ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS CRISIS NOT YARDSTICK FOR PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC TO WIN- AGBOMHERE
A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State Blessing Agbomhere has boasted and expressed confidence that, the internal crisis within the party will not cause the party to lose to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State.
Penpushing reports that Agbomhere, a former Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stated this, during an interview with journalists in Abuja, emphasisng that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has zero chances of winning any election in the State.
The party leader, who contested Etsako Federal Constituency of Edo in 2019 under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), but recently returned to the ruling party boasted that, All Progressives Congress(APC) in Edo State, remained formidable, stable and a party to beat.
“Today what is prominent in public domain is APC. The crisis in PDP in Edo is deeper than the one you see in APC. When I ran for election under PDP all the big people in PDP did not support me, it was only the state chairman of the party that took my election as an election’ Other stakeholders in the party, what they do is that they do APC in the night and do PDP in the morning,’’ Agbomhere said.
Penpushing further reports that, Agbomhere alleged that some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) were giving financial supports to All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate, just to cover their past secrets or avoid being probed by the ruling government.
The former Governorship Candidate posited that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo Chairman, the party Senatorial Candidate, himself and few others, won their units and wards for the party while most of the party leaders lost their polling units or wards in the 2019 general elections.
“Most PDP leaders, with all sense of respect to a few of them, are sellout. They have used the party and dumped the party. They are now traders in politics that when election is coming I can bet it that they will still go back to APC at night to negotiate.They will give financial support to whoever emerges as APC candidate and that is what will happen. With that attitude PDP cannot win election in Edo,’’ he DECLARED.
Penpushing also reports that, Agbomhere emphasized that one major reason why Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) would not win election in Edo was the politics and achievements of former Governor of the State, Adams Oshiomhole, who is now All Progressives Congress(APC) National Chairman.
The party chieftain stated that Oshiomhole as Governor in power brought development to the State especially infrastructural development, emphasizing that no Governor in the State had matched Oshiomhole’s achievements.
“By the time you want to look at the infrastructural developments that Oshiomhole brought to Edo State, it is a common thing for normal eyes to see.Anybody contesting election in Edo, Edo North to be precise, you find yourself contending with Oshiomhole and his achievements on ground’.
“For example, I went on campaign to some villages, I discovered the roads I drove on to the villages were constructed by Oshiomhole, which means when PDP was in power, they did not construct those roads to those villages. No matter what you tell them, they have reasons to believe that the man who constructed roads to their villages has a party and it is the party they will support.’’
Penpushing reports that while speaking on the crisis within All Progressives Congress(APC) was political, adding that, “but for me I believe that there is no need for the trouble. It is in-house fighting among family members that can be resolved over a cup of tea but it is just that some persons are making profit over the battle.’’
The politician pointed out that apart from the influence of Oshiomhole, many prominent people from the State who have impacted lives of citizens in Edo have supports for the All Progressives Congress( APC),stressing that the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has a major role to play in resolving it.
