The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in his Iyamho residence, Etsako West Local Government Area, while addressing party supporters and faithful who throng his residence yesterday evening, refers to himself and other politicians as political lions, saying he is at home to work.
He also referred to the incumbent governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki as “the snake”. The scenario is similar to when he returned to Benin City on Saturday; he adds that those who were bent on destroying the APC in the state have been “smoked out”
He says, “Few weeks earlier, the snake (Obaseki) said APC was his house and that he was not leaving, but less than 72 hours after saying this, he left. “If we had burnt the house because the snake was giving us problem, we will all have been homeless by now.”
Oshiomhole further states that he regretted bringing Godwin Obaseki as his successor in 2016 and Obaseki and his deputy has defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he states that “the bad heads in our party are gone”.
He adds that Obaseki used every obnoxious means, including the destruction of properties and unwarranted arrest of members, to destroy the party in the state, saying “The Governor was demolishing the houses of our members while some were being jailed for trump up charges; these are the people who fought for him to become governor.
“I begged those who were being persecuted to take it easy, that they shouldn’t burn the house we all labored to build because we want to smoke out the snake and now, the snake has been smoked out of the house. He said his immediate task now is to ensure victory of the party come September 19.
“I have come home for only one project; I am not going back to Abuja until the project is completed.
“I came back home not to rest, but to work. We are political lions; we must commit ourselves to return Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to Osadebe Avenue.”
He also advised that people should judge the present administration with what they see and not what they hear. In his words, “there has been no tangible development since we left government, all they have to show for almost four years are MOUs and earmark projects while we had eye marks projects.
“This was how they brought the respected Vice President to Benin to the groundbreaking for an industrial park that we will never see. Same also goes to that of Gelegele Port.”
