BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – The National leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that there was no protest of any type whatsoever at its National Secretariat, much less a sponsored one as wrongly alleged.
The Party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Lenre Issa-Onilu explained that with several visitors, including journalists covering activities of the Party’s National Secretariat having no knowledge of the so called sponsored protest.
The Party which was reacting to the statement credited to the Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shuaibu, who said that there was a sponsored protest against Governor Godwin Obaseki at the APC National Secretariat, Abuja when he was in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
The statement states in part; “Our attention has been drawn to a false allegation credited to the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole instigated and sponsored protests against Governor Godwin Obaseki, one of the six aspirants being screened for the Party’s June 22 Edo State Governorship Primaries”.
The APC said that while it is not oblivious of the ongoing political contestations, it urged politicians to be careful not to overheat the polity with unsubstantiated claims.
Issa-Onilu said that the APC leadership has selected an independent, thorough, experienced and diverse team to conduct the ongoing Governorship screening exercise.
He said; “We call on all stakeholders to give them the needed support and cooperation. There is also a need for continuous and rigorous fact checking by the media.
“The screening exercise to verify credentials of the six Governorship aspirants is ongoing at the APC National Secretariat and is being conducted smoothly and hitch-free”.
Politicians, politicians, politicians! When will they learn their lessons for Pete’s sake?