APC Not Aware Obaseki Has Defected From Party – Spokesman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is not aware the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has decamped from the party.

The party in a statement signed by its National spokesman, Lanre Issa Onilu and obtained by THE WHISTLER on Tuesday, said it had no record of the defection of Obaseki.

The party was responding to question on the defection of Obaseki.

The Edo governor had some hours ago, announced his defection from the party, after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock villa.

Obaseki’s defection comes on the heels of his disqualification from contesting in the Edo governorship primaries by the party’s screening committee on Friday last week, over allegation of discrepancies in the governor’s academic certificates.

The APC statement reads “The party has no record of the reported defection of Governor Godwin Obaseki from the Progressive party.

“We cannot comment at this moment on media reports suggesting the Edo governor or anyone else has left our great party.”