National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the party National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, were spotted at an event in Benin on Saturday.
Igbere TV reports that the duo were seen in the Edo State capital attending the 90th birthday party of Chief David Edebiri, a chieftain of the APC in the state.
While some exco members of the party in the state and top government functionaries were spotted at the event, Governor Godwin Obaseki was conspicuously absent.
A top government official who spoke exclusively to Igbere TV while reacting to Obaseki’s absence, said the governor was in Washington DC attending an event hosted by Edos in the U.S.
But a source within the Edo APC hinted that the governor may have decided to travel out of the country to avoid coming in contact with his predecessor (Oshiomhole) and the party national leader (Tinubu).
He alleged that Obaseki may have jetted out to Washington DC to avoid being confronted by Tinubu whom he said felt insulted by Obaseki’s comments as regards to Edo Assembly crisis.
According to the source, Obaseki had boastfully said he was not like former governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos who couldn’t “fight” his godfather (Tinubu) to win a second term and remain in power.
The source further disclosed that even though Obaseki and his predecessor (Oshiomhole) were reported to have settled their differences, issues surrounding the Edo Assembly were yet to be settled.
“The governor called a meeting of aggrieved party members last time telling them he had settled with his boss (Oshiomhole). We all know that is not true. Don’t be deceived by pictures, the Edo Assembly feuds are not over”, the source said.
