Edo guber: Intrigues as Abuja group picks APC forms for Obaseki

After about six hours at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), an Abuja based group purchased both Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki to enable him contest the June 22 primary ahead of the September 19,2020 governorship election in Edo State.

The group, Obaseki Mandate Forum, FCT, whose members have been around the party headquartets as early as 10.00am eventually bought the form which was displayed to the media at about 4.10pm.

The Daily Times learnt that the Forum had earlier approached the party secretarial with N22. 5m cash as against the party’s regulation that aspirants should purchase forms with bank draft equivalent of the amount which was rejected.

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It was further gathered that it took the group some hours at the bank to convert the cash into draft and upon getting back to the sectetariat, had to wait for almost two hours for the National Organising Sectetary, Emmanuel Ibediro, to issue the form.

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Chairman of the Forum, Chief Nathaniel Momoh said the N22. 5m was contributed by party members across the 18 local governments and apolitical citixens and residents in the state and Abuja.

He said the form “wilfully and freely pirchased by the people represents the mandate of thr Edo people, yoiung and old, city bred and rural dwellers, who are witnesses to the gradual transformation of their communities by the steady advancement of governance that touches the life of the people.

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“This form represents the buy -in and acceptability of majotrity of Edo people, both at home and in diaspora, who tasked themselves to ensute that their mandate is secured in the candidatute of Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, for the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo state”.

The Forum maintained that the choice of Obaseki is not a project for a gang of elites, who seeks to wet their appetite with political power, but one for the masses and well meaning individuals passionate about the progress and development of the state.