Edo 2020: Ize-iyamu destroys his campaign with declaration to follow Oshiomhole steps - PDP

The People’s Democratic Party National Campaign Council (PDPNCC) for Edo Governorship Election said the declaration by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate, Osagie Ize-iyamu that he will follow the footprint of the sacked APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole has destroyed his own campaign in his pipe dream of becoming the governor of Edo State. The Campaign Council asserted that such comment is a direct insult to the sensibilities of the people of Edo State, who suffered untold deprivation from the massive treasury looting, trampling of human rights, disrespect for traditional institution and suppression of dissenting voices that characterised Oshiomhole’s eight-year rule as governor of Edo State. Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary and Secretary of Publicity SubCommittee, PDP National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election made this assertion at press conference in Abuja on Monday. Ologbondiyan said it was laughable that after much orchestration, Ize- Iyamu has abandoned his plagiarised SIMPLE Agenda, (which, in any case, he had no capacity to execute) to follow Oshiomhole’s detestable “go and die” policy and agenda of falsehood, treasury looting, injecting of confusion and disregard for values, welfare and sensibilities of the people. According to him, Edo people already understood Oshiomhole’s footprint as the antics of a self-confessed liar, who has admitted that he had no scruples spreading falsehood in the public to achieve selfish objectives. He stated that Oshiomhole’s footprint as the governor of Edo State includes intimidation of widows, alleged suppression of personal freedom of citizens, entrenchment of corruption and unbridled treasury looting, for which the Edo people have been demanding his prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The APC Spokesman said, that is the footprint Ize-iyamu said he would be following; the style of an individual who is always associated with engendering confusion, quarreling, disagreements and disunity. “Nigerians can recall how Oshiomhole’s National Chairmanship of the APC destroyed the party as well as how his leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led to bitter disagreements and divisions in the labour front. “Our party’s national campaign is however not amazed that Ize-iyamu, having become overburdened by reputation issues, surrendered the APC candidacy to another discredited individual, who was suspended by his kinsmen at his ward and disgracefully kicked out as the National Chairman of his party. “Given this sad declaration to continue where Oshiomhole stopped, Ize-iyamu has shown to the people of Edo state and Nigerians in general that he has no credible principles but only seeks to hijack governance for selfish purposes. “With a character like Oshiomhole as the face of election campaign for Ize-iyamu, who had also been exposed by the former APC leader as a treasury looter, acid bather and person of questionable character, it is clear that men of goodwill in Edo State have deserted the APC and its candidate.