Edo Factional APC Speaks On Expelling Oshiomhole From Party

This is coming after the Incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, defeated his main opponent and candidate of the APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the last Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, a faction of the Edo All Progressives Congress, APC led by Aslem Ojezua has dismissed rumour that plans are underway to expel Adams Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the party from the party.

Disclaiming the rumor, Ojezua told The Nation that the rumour making the rounds that the APC faction has written the national body of the party informing it of their plans to expel to end Oshiomhole’s membership of the ruling party.

The factional chairman insisted that the APC was yet to meet to review the entire election, adding that such plans are not known to him.

Ojezua said, “We are meeting on Thursday to review the entire situation. That is when we will make our decision known by way of formal briefing. We have not met. We shall meet on Thursday.”

Recall that a tweet, allegedly by Ajezua on Tuesday had read, “I have written to the APC National headquarters that I and all the party chairmen down to the ward level have all signed the petition to completely expel Adams Oshiomhole from our great Party.”