Africa Press-Nigeria:
A former Publicity Secretary of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Godwin Erhahon, has said that the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has refused to learn from history.
According to him, what happened in Imo State between the Action Alliance, AA, and its governorship candidate in the 2019 election, Uche Nwosu, should have served as a lesson to Obaseki and his Deputy, Philip Shaibu.
He said a recent Supreme Court judgement that sacked Nwosu as the AA governorship flag-bearer, should have guided the governor’s decision to participate in Peoples Democratic Party’s primary after undergoing screening in APC.
He said having surrounded himself with swindlers who are urging him and his deputy to continue to pursue their gubernatorial ambition on the ‘wonky, expired and empty PDP platform’, Obaseki has failed to reason.
Erhahon said this in a statement in Benin City on Wednesday, pointing out that the court judgment in the case involving Nwosu, who participated in primary elections of two different parties, ought to have made the Edo Governor to have a rethink.
“The apex court crafted the judgment so explicitly as if it was meant for the duo of the governor and his deputy to understand what fate awaits them in the state,” Erhahon stated.
“The Supreme court nullified Uche Nwosu nomination in AA on the account that he had contested for nomination under APC.
“As if to explain itself further to the outgoing Governor, the Supreme Court elaborated on how the relevant law nullifies the PDP candidacy for their understanding when it elaborated thus:
