{"id":53272,"date":"2024-10-10T18:04:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/edo-obaseki-turned-against-you-akpabio-mocks-oshiomhole\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:04:41","slug":"edo-obaseki-turned-against-you-akpabio-mocks-oshiomhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/edo-obaseki-turned-against-you-akpabio-mocks-oshiomhole\/","title":{"rendered":"Edo: Obaseki turned against you \u2014 Akpabio mocks Oshiomhole"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio said the outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, turned against his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, despite the latter being instrumental to his emergence as governor.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a debate on the floor of the Senate, Akpabio said: \u201cThe man you brought in as governor (Obaseki) has turned against you and against democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Responding, Oshiomhole said: \u201cJust for the record, I didn\u2019t bring him in; he was elected, but I supported him, just the way you supported Governor Udom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oshiomhole made Obaseki\u2019s emergence as governor possible in 2016 against the wishes and advice of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n

The APC leaders had opted for his then-deputy, Pius Odubu, or another politician as a successor.<\/p>\n

With Oshiomhole\u2019s support, Obaseki defeated Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

Two years into Obaseki\u2019s tenure, party leaders expressed dissatisfaction with Obaseki for not including them in his administration.<\/p>\n

The issue got to Oshiomhole, whose peace effort failed as Obaseki vowed never to allow a godfather to dictate to him or blackmail him.<\/p>\n

Obaseki\u2019s declaration began the Cold War between the duo.<\/p>\n

Before the 2024 governorship election, Obaseki had approached Oshiomhole to mend fences in the interest of his candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who eventually lost the poll.<\/p>\n

Edo: Obaseki turned against you \u2014 Akpabio mocks Oshiomhole<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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