Senator Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has stated that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not a dumping ground for politicians who are running away from their political parties when they have lost out.
He was speaking when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Benin High Chief, David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, who passed on recently at the age of 94 years.
Reacting to the faceoff between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, Senator Oshiomhole said that on his tenure as the governor of Edo State he never supported the aspiration of his deputy, Pius Odubu, to succeed him but his deputy never took him to court on the issue.
“Regardless of party divide, it is my wish for Edo to be governed in peace and harmony because the supra party to which we all belong to is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The political parties given the rate of camping, decamping and recamping show that the only thing that is constant is Nigeria not the political parties.
“To that extent as someone who have had the rare privilege of being the chief steward at Osadebey Avenue it is my wish that this government, even future governments regardless of the political platform govern in peace and harmony.
“But I don’t know how court adjudicate over suspicion. Let me say this. To say somebody wants to run to APC. APC is not a rehabilitation centre. I can tell you that for free. We in APC are satisfied the way we are. We are happy in opposition and we are not about to receive people who are coming because they have lost out.
“We don’t have IDP Camp in APC. My advice is that those who are having challenges should learn to respect their bosses,” Senator Oshiomhole submitted.
On the late Chief Edebiri, Senator Oshiomhole said that in his life time he had a cordial relationship with President Bola Tinubu. He asserted that the late high chief stood by the President throughout the campaign period.
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