Edo APC Boils Over Alleged Suspension of Party’s Chieftain

The crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is taking new twists following the suspension of the state Vice-Chairman and Senatorial Leader in Edo South, Mr. Gentleman Amego, over alleged anti-party activities. In a statement jointly issued by Pa Ogbomo, Henry Okhuarobo, Henry Idahagbon, Mr Vincent Uwadiae, Chief Benson Osifo, among other leaders, the party said its decision was reached at a meeting held on Tuesday in Benin. However, Amegor in his reaction to the statement described the purported suspension as nullity, saying that all the allegations against him were “baseless and without foundation.” He those who signed the statement are mainly decampees from another party who enjoy crisis situations. The party leaders alleged that Amegor failed woefully in organising the affairs of the party in Edo State, which, according to them, led to the party’s failure to win a majority of the National Assembly seats in the last election. The leaders, meanwhile, have set up a five-man disciplinary committee chaired by Rev. Michael Egharevba, to investigate the allegations. Former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Uyi Igbe, will serve as Secretary. Meanwhile the state party leadership, through the Publicity Secretary, Godwin Erhahon and a member of the House of Representatives, Philip Shuaibu, insisted that Amegor remains the state Vice-Chairman of the party, saying that those who signed the suspension letter were not executive members of the party.