The Concerned Edo South APC stakeholders have stated their deep concern, profound disappointment and growing alarm at the resignation letter of Engr. Esosa Iyawe, a member representing Oredo Federal Constituency, from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement endorsed by the duo of Dr. Peter Edokpolor and Hon. Afred Agbonifo PhD, the Concerned Edo South APC stakeholders, said that “Hon. Iyawe’s resignation is not an isolated incident. It is not a one-off. It is part of a widening pattern, a recurring pattern, a dangerous pattern of disillusionment, alienation, and frustration among loyal APC members who built this party from the ground up, who sustained this party through years in opposition, and who delivered victory for this party in Edo State in 2024.
“Today, those same loyal members feel excluded. They feel sidelined. They feel pushed aside from the decision-making process of the APC in Edo State.”
The stakeholders observed that “credible reports, consistent reports, and disturbing reports indicate that appointees and stakeholders in Edo South are being directed, instructed, and pressured on who to support ahead of the 2027 primaries. There are threats. There are consequences.
“There is intimidation for non-compliance. This is not democracy. This is not party building. This is imposition. This contradicts the democratic ideals upon which the APC was founded and directly alienates the very people who worked, sacrificed, and laboured to secure the party’s victory in 2024.”
They also observed a party ownership and identify “there is a growing perception, a painful perception, a dangerous perception that the APC structure in Edo State is being reshaped, restructured, and re-engineered to accommodate new political interests at the expense of the original APC members.
“This erosion of ownership, this displacement of loyalty, this hijack of party structure is breeding deep distrust, suspicion, and disengagement at the grassroots level where elections are actually won.”
Public abuse and vilification of APC aspirants, the Concerned Edo South APC stakeholders was strong and firm in its opinion that “it is counterproductive for government appointees to be encouraged, directed, or allowed to publicly attack, vilify, and demean APC aspirants who are not preferred by the government.
“This public abuse undermines party cohesion. This public abuse destroys party unity. This public abuse damages the APC’s image, reputation, and credibility before the Edo electorate.”
On a final note the Concerned Edo South APC stakeholders “call on the APC National Secretariat to intervene urgently. We call on the APC National Secretariat to act decisively.
“We call on the APC National Secretariat to restore confidence, rebuild trust, and prevent the total collapse of the party’s structure in Edo South ahead of the 2027 general elections. The time to act is now. The time to reconcile is now. The time to save Edo APC is now.”
