Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next month\u2019s elections in Edo state.<\/p>\n
This was revealed by the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the APC, Mai Malla Buni, on Friday.<\/p>\n
Buni stated this while briefing State House correspondents after presenting Ize-Iyamu to Buhari.<\/p>\n
The Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, who was also present at the meeting, described the incumbent Governor, Godwin Obaseki, as a liability.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can assure you that Governor Obaseki is a liability to the PDP. I can assure you that we are contesting against a governor who failed most woefully,\u201d Ganduje said.<\/p>\n
Ize-Iyamu during the meeting, debunked allegations that 14 members-elect of the Edo State House of Assembly gathered in his house on Thursday, to impeach the Speaker of the House and elect a new one.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cLet me debunk the statement that 17 members of the State House of Assembly sat in my sitting room, it is not true.\u201d<\/p>\n