battle to unseat the People’s Democratic Party, candidate at federal High Court in Abuja, the recent dissolution and subsequent inauguration of Col David Imuse as the caretaker committee chairman in the state is causing political ripples as the hitherto factional chairman of APC, Anslem Ojezua threatens to empty the party via a mass defection to PDP.
The PDP, having watched the internal battle for the control of APC, offered Obaseki its platform, who was screened out from contesting the APC primaries. Obaseki dumped APC but Ojezua who fought alongside the governor against Oshiomhole remained in the APC. While Ojezua held fast to his mandate as party chairman, Oshiomholeled camp constituted its own party leadership in the state. On September 19, Obaseki having emerged PDP candidate, survived the political landmines to secure a second term.
At this point, the options before him had become clear, it was either he remained in the APC or join his ally, Governor Obaseki, in the PDP. When broached on the matter Ojezua gave an inkling on his next move, noting “Politics is always about choices.” Shedding more light on the possibility of his defection to the PDP, Ojezua said,
“Having reviewed the said activities, particularly the romance between the National Caretaker Committee and leaders of a parallel group called the Edo Peoples Movement who have been parading themselves as members of the All Progressives Congress in the State inspite of their suspension from the party.
What is sad is that instead of staying quietly in his new party, he has chosen to embarrass himself with these claims”. “Here is a man who has lost political relevance, in all its ramifications but decided to lurk around by holding on to the APC State Party Secretariat like it is his personal property.
Meanwhile, the swearing in of the caretaker committee members which held at the APC national secretariat in Abuja has ushered a new chapter for the party as Col. Imuse, remarked. Pledging loyalty to the leadership of the party, he said,