Edo APC Primaries:
Obaseki visits Aso Villa, seeks Buhari’s blessing
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Edo State, INEC
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with Gov.
Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Recall that the meeting which was at the instance of the governor came
ahead of the governorship primary election of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), scheduled for June 2020.
Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting,
Obaseki said he was in the Presidential Villa to formally intimate the
president of his intention to seek re-election as governor of Edo on the
platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
READ ALSO:DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
The governor, who is believed to be at loggerhead with the APC National
Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, over his second term ambition,
presented his Expression of Interest form to the president for the
blessing.
“I came to see Mr. President to formally inform him of my desire and
intention to seek re-election as governor of Edo State on the platform
of the APC in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
“As a father of the country, as our president, I should not just assume
or take things for granted – I have to come to inform him and solicit
his support in my gubernatorial bid, and the president was quiet warm
and quiet welcoming.
“When I showed him my Expression of Interest form, he looked through it
and teased me that he would not have to go through this again and wished
me good luck and assured me of his support,’’ he said.
On the political tussle in Edo, the governor stated that the crisis was
being instigated from outside the state.
Obaseki also described the political misunderstanding between him and
Oshiohmole as very unfortunate, saying however that he was ready to
reach a truce with all aggrieved members of the APC.
“It is unfortunate that he (Oshiohmole) is taking the position he has
taken. I believe that he was not properly guided.
“I am his Governor and it is my responsibility to seek peace for my
State and with all my citizens.
“I will continue to strive for peace, I will continue to pursue peace,
seek the interest of our people and I am open, that we should talk about
how to move things forward.
“The relationship is still frosty but I am doing all I can to try and
make it warm just for the sake of Edo people. I am committed to whatever
it will take to have peace and not to lose lives in Edo, within the
law, whatever I can do that is constitutional, I will do,’’ he stated.
According to the governor, he has the full support of his counterparts,
all the governors elected on the platform of the APC, in line with the
principles of the party, which encourages continuity.
On the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor revealed that about 300,000 out
of the targeted 500,000 indigenes of the state had so far been screened
for Coronavirus disease
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Obaseki visits Aso Villa, seeks Buhari’s blessing
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Edo State, INEC
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with Gov.
Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Recall that the meeting which was at the instance of the governor came
ahead of the governorship primary election of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), scheduled for June 2020.
Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting,
Obaseki said he was in the Presidential Villa to formally intimate the
president of his intention to seek re-election as governor of Edo on the
platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
READ ALSO:DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
The governor, who is believed to be at loggerhead with the APC National
Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, over his second term ambition,
presented his Expression of Interest form to the president for the
blessing.
“I came to see Mr. President to formally inform him of my desire and
intention to seek re-election as governor of Edo State on the platform
of the APC in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
“As a father of the country, as our president, I should not just assume
or take things for granted – I have to come to inform him and solicit
his support in my gubernatorial bid, and the president was quiet warm
and quiet welcoming.
“When I showed him my Expression of Interest form, he looked through it
and teased me that he would not have to go through this again and wished
me good luck and assured me of his support,’’ he said.
On the political tussle in Edo, the governor stated that the crisis was
being instigated from outside the state.
Obaseki also described the political misunderstanding between him and
Oshiohmole as very unfortunate, saying however that he was ready to
reach a truce with all aggrieved members of the APC.
“It is unfortunate that he (Oshiohmole) is taking the position he has
taken. I believe that he was not properly guided.
“I am his Governor and it is my responsibility to seek peace for my
State and with all my citizens.
“I will continue to strive for peace, I will continue to pursue peace,
seek the interest of our people and I am open, that we should talk about
how to move things forward.
“The relationship is still frosty but I am doing all I can to try and
make it warm just for the sake of Edo people. I am committed to whatever
it will take to have peace and not to lose lives in Edo, within the
law, whatever I can do that is constitutional, I will do,’’ he stated.
According to the governor, he has the full support of his counterparts,
all the governors elected on the platform of the APC, in line with the
principles of the party, which encourages continuity.
On the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor revealed that about 300,000 out
of the targeted 500,000 indigenes of the state had so far been screened
for Coronavirus disease
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/edo-apc-primaries-obaseki-visits-aso-villa-seeks-buharis-blessing/?fbclid=IwAR0tOCJud3_j1i23_APGIkSWqQeddQtJX77TowbNcvSw8DQ-2GrSv3Q0U0I
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Edo APC Primaries:
Obaseki visits Aso Villa, seeks Buhari’s blessing
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Edo State, INEC
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with Gov.
Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Recall that the meeting which was at the instance of the governor came
ahead of the governorship primary election of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), scheduled for June 2020.
Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting,
Obaseki said he was in the Presidential Villa to formally intimate the
president of his intention to seek re-election as governor of Edo on the
platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
READ ALSO:DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
The governor, who is believed to be at loggerhead with the APC National
Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, over his second term ambition,
presented his Expression of Interest form to the president for the
blessing.
“I came to see Mr. President to formally inform him of my desire and
intention to seek re-election as governor of Edo State on the platform
of the APC in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
“As a father of the country, as our president, I should not just assume
or take things for granted – I have to come to inform him and solicit
his support in my gubernatorial bid, and the president was quiet warm
and quiet welcoming.
“When I showed him my Expression of Interest form, he looked through it
and teased me that he would not have to go through this again and wished
me good luck and assured me of his support,’’ he said.
On the political tussle in Edo, the governor stated that the crisis was
being instigated from outside the state.
Obaseki also described the political misunderstanding between him and
Oshiohmole as very unfortunate, saying however that he was ready to
reach a truce with all aggrieved members of the APC.
“It is unfortunate that he (Oshiohmole) is taking the position he has
taken. I believe that he was not properly guided.
“I am his Governor and it is my responsibility to seek peace for my
State and with all my citizens.
“I will continue to strive for peace, I will continue to pursue peace,
seek the interest of our people and I am open, that we should talk about
how to move things forward.
“The relationship is still frosty but I am doing all I can to try and
make it warm just for the sake of Edo people. I am committed to whatever
it will take to have peace and not to lose lives in Edo, within the
law, whatever I can do that is constitutional, I will do,’’ he stated.
According to the governor, he has the full support of his counterparts,
all the governors elected on the platform of the APC, in line with the
principles of the party, which encourages continuity.
On the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor revealed that about 300,000 out
of the targeted 500,000 indigenes of the state had so far been screened
for Coronavirus disease
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/edo-apc-primaries-obaseki-visits-aso-villa-seeks-buharis-blessing/?fbclid=IwAR0tOCJud3_j1i23_APGIkSWqQeddQtJX77TowbNcvSw8DQ-2GrSv3Q0U0I
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