Crisis dey shake Edo APC over commissioner-nominees list

Di Members of Esan West Local Government chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, don divide over di list of commissioner-nominees.

According to report, one protest letter wey dem write on November 21, 2024, wey dem address to di State Governor, Monday Okpebholo through di Secretary to di State Government, Barrister Musa Umar Ikhilor, di pipo wey sign di petition talk say di list wey dem submit to di governor no reflect di five kingdoms wey dey make up di local government.

Di petition wey dem title, “Re: Nomination of five names from Esan West Local Government” na di party leaders from di ten wards for di area write am.

Dem list di five kingdoms as Ekpoma, Idoa, Ogwa, Ujogba, and Egoro.

Dem talk say di nomination na Mr. Thomas Okosun, di former Speaker of di Edo State House of Assembly and one-time State chairman of di defunct Action Congress of Naija (ACN), and Mr. David Imuse, di former state chairman of APC do am. Di petitioners still talk say di

Nomination don happen without dem consult di leadership of di party for di local government like how dem do am for other Local Government Areas for di state.

Di pipo wey sign di petition na Chief Edwin Ogieriakhi, Chief Saturday Ogbeide, Hon. Abu Momodu, Mr. Visly Udaze, Chief Festus Ozoba, Mr. Wesley Oran, Mr. Sam Akhigbe, Chief Ikpea Ojie, Joe Aise Aisdion and Hon. Monday Ehighawa.

Dem also talk say two of di nominees get one woman, wey dem just call Mrs Ogbidi, wey be di wife of di chairman of di party, while di other nominee, Pastor Odigie, na pastor for Thomas Okosun Church.

According to di petitioners, “we di concerned leaders of Esan West Local Government wan register our protest against di list of commissioner nominees wey come from Esan West Local Government.

“First, di nomination na Mr. Thomas Okosun and Mr. Imuse do am without consulting di leadership of di Local Government like dem do for other Local Governments.

“Second, di list full with him relations and friends. For example, di woman for di list na Mrs. Ogbidi, di party chairman wife and Mr. Governor greatest critic, while Pastor Odigie na Thomas Okosun church pastor.

Dem don notice say di selection of di nominees no show di spread for di Local Government, dem talk say e no follow di usual practice wey be say dem go nominate one person from each of di kingdoms.

Also, di selection no show di spread for di Local Government as Esan West get 5 kingdoms wey be, Ekpoma, Idoa, Ogwa, Ujogba, and Egoro.

“Our usual practice na to select one nominee from each of di kingdoms but for dis case, all di nominees na from Ekpoma kingdom.”

Di party leaders wey talk say di list fit cause division for di party for di area, dem call on Governor Okpebholo make e set aside di list for di sake of justice.

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