APC Crisis: Buhari Tried Not To Dictate To Oshiomhole And Obaseki – Adesina

File photograph of Governor Godwin Obaseki (left), President Muhammadu Buhari (middle and Comrade Adams Oshiomhole


Finally, Femi Adesina the Presidential Spokesman has confirmed that not even President Muhammadu Buhari could settle the dispute between the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki who has decided to dump the All Progressive Congress APC) and the deposed National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

“What people expect the president to do is to legislate things, to order Obaseki ‘No, step down’ or order Oshiomhole ‘No, give him the ticket’. That is not democracy. When you begin to order and legislate things like that you would be unfair to one party,” Adesina said.

He further added, “What he (President Buhari) has done is to meet with the parties separately. And he has been doing this for more than a year since the crisis in Edo State began. So, if the people are in entrenched positions and refuse to shift ground, what would the president do as a democrat? You allow the process to run its course.”

Following Obaseki disqualification from contesting the party’s gubernatorial primaries by a screening committee last week, both the governor who is seeking for a second term in office and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shuaibu officially left the APC and there are strong indications that they may end up with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following Obaseki’s recent visits to some PDP sitting governors.

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