APC chieftain claims Obaseki plotting to dump APC, reveals cause of rift with Oshiomhole

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Maj. Gen. Charles Airhiavbere (retd.) has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of plotting to dump the governing party in the state.

He said the governor knew it would be difficult to get the APC ticket due to the way he handled the party, and had decided to defect to another party to seek for a second-term in office.

Airhiavbere, a former governorship aspirant in the state, stated this when he spoke to newsmen on Thursday in Edo State.

He also explained that the perceived rift between Obaseki and his predecessor, the APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole as well as other chieftains of the party in the state was owing to the incompetence of the governor.

He claimed the governor’s lack of ability to govern became obvious after the presidential election that saw APC lose in Edo South and Edo Central.

“After that loss, the party realised that it needed the massive win from Edo North for President Muhammadu Buhari to scale through in the state.

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“The presidential election in February gave an account of the APC political instability in the state. During that election we lost in Edo South, we lost in Edo Central, only Edo North produced the percentage that was required for the president to scale through Edo State and that was the beginning of the problems of the APC coming to the public. It became clear that if we don’t do something quickly, there will be problem,” he said.

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