TRACKING___Govenor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has said that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo was disqualified by someone who doesn’t have a certificate.
Recall that Obaseki on Sunday was in Government House, Port Harcourt to visit Wike, in an apparent bid to pitch his tent with the Peoples Demeocartic Party (PDP).
Obaseki’s visit to Wike is coming on the heels of his disqualification from contesting the upcoming Edo governorship election on the platform of the APC.
The APC had approved its screening and appeal committees’ reports which disqualified Obaseki and two others from participating in the June 22 governorship primaries in Edo.
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The party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by its National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, announced Obaseki’s disqualification on June 13 at a news conference in Abuja
Oshiomhole said the NWC, which reviewed the two reports, noted with satisfaction that members of the committees were unanimous in their decisions.
But Wike in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Monday said that Obaseki was disqualified by someone who doesn’t have a certificate, what an irony !
Obaseki was disqualified by someone who doesn’t have a certificate, what an irony !
— Gov N E Wike Information. (@GovWike) June 15, 2020
With H.E Godwin Obaseki at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. pic.twitter.com/TD75ZfTOwQ
— Gov N E Wike Information. (@GovWike) June 14, 2020
Also Mr. Timi Frank, the former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress has called Governor Wike, to prevail on those preventing the Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from joining the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Frank, in a statement on Monday warned that if PDP rejects Obaseki, other political parties are waiting to receive him.
“Findings have shown that if PDP reject Obaseki, other political parties are waitng to recieve him and those who want Obaseki to join the party which comprises of National Assembly PDP members, other leaders of the party in the state and many others will go with him. So, if PDP is not careful by embracing Obaseki now the party may eventually lose the governorship election.
“Governor Wike should know that Obaseki is a big fish that should be accommodated if the party is serious in winning Edo state, hence my appeal to all the warring parties. It is obvious that if Governor Wike intervene now and call the members in Edo chapter to order it will go a long way in resolving the crisis.
“I therefore appeal to the Rivers state governor Wike, who has shown more commitment and dedication to ideals of democratic party and one of the highly respected leaders of the party in the South-south to rally round Obaseki and provide a soft landing for him. He said.
