Edo Guber Screening: No Protest At APC National Secretariat – Spokesman

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has denied there was a protest at the national secretariat of the party during the screening of the six Edo governorship primaries aspirants coming up in June 22.

The party said its rebuttal followed the false allegation credited to the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, that the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole instigated and sponsored protests against Governor Godwin Obaseki, one of the six aspirants.

A statement issued on Wednesday by spokesman of the party, Lanre Issa Onilu, said “there was no protest at the APC National Secretariat, muchless a sponsored one as wrongly alleged.”

According to the statement, the party said it found it strange that Shaibu, who was in Benin City, the Edo State capital, would report a purported protest at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.

It wondered why several visitors to the party’s national secretariat had no knowledge of the so- called sponsored protest.

The statement cautioned politicians to be careful in order not to overheat the polity with “unsubstantiated claims,” adding that “we are not oblivious of the ongoing political contestations.”

“The Party’s leadership has selected an independent, thorough, experienced and diverse team to conduct the ongoing Governorship screening exercise. We call on all stakeholders to give them the needed support and cooperation,” part of the statement reads.

“There is also need for continuous and rigorous fact-checking by the media.

“The screening exercise to verify credentials of the six Governorship aspirants is ongoing at the APC National Secretariat and is being conducted smoothly and hitch-free.”