Edo state election: All progressives congress disqualifies Obaseki over alleged problematic academic certificate

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified Governor Godwin Obaseki from contesting in the primaries of the party for the forthcoming Governorship election in Edo State, on academic certificate issue

Penpushing reports that the Governor who is seeking a second term,  was nailed by the screening panel constituted by the  party over allegations that he had a problematic academic certificate

The Governor is known to have been at loggerhead with his predecessor who is now the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole over supremacy tussle on who is in firm control of the state

The primaries of the party is scheduled to hold later this year, while the screening panel constituted by the party to clear contestants for the party’s ticket ahead of the poll, however, disqualified Obaseki, and hinged the decision of certificate issue

Penpushing further reports that, the spokesman of the controversial Governor,Crusoe Osagie  before the announcement  had said they expected that Oshiomhole-led party will announce the disqualification Friday afternoon.

“Like he stated recently that he is the Supreme Court and the ultimate determiner of the fate of aspirants for governorship seat under the APC, he has executed his pre-conceived agenda of stopping Governor Obaseki from flying the flag of the party, at all cost’, Osagie said

“After pushing the failed narrative about Governor Obaseki’s educational qualification and meeting a brick wall with the University of Ibadan’s response, he resorted to using his characteristic brute force to disqualify the governor.”

Penpushing also reports Oshiomhole is believed to support Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the party’s candidate in the election.