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APC accuses Obaseki of planning to force civil servants to attend PDP rally

By Michael Egbejule, Benin City
19 October 2022   |   2:33 am
Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Col. David Imuse (rtd), yesterday, condemned alleged plans by Governor Godwin Obaseki to force Edo civil servants to attend

[FILES] Obaseki. Photo/FACEBOOK//MrUdomEmmanuel

Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Col. David Imuse (rtd), yesterday, condemned alleged plans by Governor Godwin Obaseki to force Edo civil servants to attend the PDP Presidential Campaign rally scheduled for Saturday, in Benin City.

Imuse, who expressed dismay at the alleged plot, said it was worrisome that the governor would be seeking to shore up his dwindling political fortunes by seeking to drag Edo civil servants into politics.

In a statement signed by the Assistant State Publicity Secretary of the Edo APC, Victor Osehobo, Imuse warned the governor against declaring Friday a work-free day with the excuse that civil servants need to join the event, as it negates the Public Service Rules.

He said: “The extant rules ban civil servants, whether on duty or leave of absence from offering himself/herself or nominating anyone else as a candidate for any elective public office, indicate publicly his/her support of or opposition to any party, candidate or policy and engage in canvassing in support of political candidates.”

But the Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Projects, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said that the only proof of life of the comatose All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State is to issue spineless press statements, spewing falsehoods against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led Edo State Government.

In a statement, Osagie said: “To claim that the state government purportedly declared Friday, October 21, 2022, a work-free-day for a rally that is scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 22, 2022, is the height of foolery and clearly amounts to taking absurdity to an extreme level.

“The PDP, according to its presidential campaign timetable, is billed to hold the state rally in Benin City, on Saturday, October 22, 2022. At no point did the state government declare a work-free day for the rally, which is absolutely unnecessary, to say the least, as even little children are aware that Saturday is not a work day in Nigeria.

“The leaders and stakeholders in Edo APC have continued to tell unintelligent lies, making a mess of their assignment as the opposition party in the state because they have shamelessly become accustomed to telling blatant lies.”

He added: “What is most unfortunate about their situation is that their sporadic grandstanding in obscure online newspapers is half-hearted because they know that the APC does not have any votes in Edo State.

“But since the electioneering cycle has commenced and for them, it is an opportunity to do brisk business, they are trying to hoodwink their presidential candidate, popularly known as Emilokan, who is awash with Lagos cash, in order to get some money from him.

“Edo people, however, are aware of the antics of the APC and have rightly placed them in the dustbin of history with the defeat of the party at the 2020 governorship election, a feat that is sure to be repeated in the 2023 general elections.”

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