Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North, has clarified that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not involved in the crisis surrounding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election in Edo State.
Oshiomhole stated that the law prohibits APC from interfering in PDP’s internal conflicts, emphasizing that the issue is purely an intra-party matter. He made this statement while speaking with journalists in Abuja yesterday.
“This is purely PDP intra-party, and I think the lesson is very clear, namely that parties must be encouraged to obey the laws that regulate the conduct of primaries,” Oshiomhole said.
He further explained that another party cannot intervene in PDP’s internal conflicts, citing the law. “By the law, another party cannot go into intra-party conflicts in court. I think you should dismiss that because this is PDP versus PDP,” he added.
Oshiomhole also highlighted the existing divisions within Edo PDP, stating that the issues in dispute are well-known. “The fact that there had been division in Edo before their primaries and after their primaries is an open secret, and the issues in dispute are also very open,” he said.
The Abuja Federal High Court had earlier nullified PDP’s primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate in Edo State, citing the unlawful exclusion of 378 delegates.
