Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has returned to the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to be screened to participate in the June 22 governorship primary election of the party.
Obaseki, who was earlier at the secretariat at about 1 p.m., had left after he could not be screened at that time.
He, however, returned to the secretariat at exactly 7.59 p.m. for the screening, accompanied by his associates, including Senator Domingo Obende. He had, minutes before then, raised the alarm about alleged attempts by the committee not to screen him.
However, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy to Edo Governor Crusoe Osagie has accused members of the screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of failing to screen Godwin Obaseki in Abuja.
Just In: Gov. Obaseki Wasn’t Screened By APC Screening Committee
Osagie said: “The governor (of Edo State) had arrived at the national secretariat of the party (APC) early for screening, but the committee members were not ready.
“He (Obaseki) was given the options to either wait for one hour or if he had an appointment to keep, he could go and call them to know if they were ready.
“The governor, who had a Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) meeting to attend, went for the meeting (of NGF) and called when he was done but the members of the screening committee did not take their calls.”
The possibility of Godwin Obaseki getting the APC ticket for a second term in office has become unsure following the push by some party members for the disqualification of the Edo governor from the race.
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