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BARRING any hitches, the former Secretary to the Edo State Government, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu will defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) any moment from now.

Ize-Iyamu, the PDP candidate in the 2015 governorship election in Edo State who confirmed the move in a telephone interview with Tribune Online yesterday said that he decided to yield to pressure from his ers who have persistently pleaded with him to “return home.”

The former South-South zonal vice-chairman of the APC who is presently in Abuja to strategize his declaration said that he succumbed to pressure from his ers because of the disarray within the rank of the opposition party.



He said that having done his best to reconcile the warring parties within the PDP without success, he decided to call it quit and was fully set to the APC.

He said that he was in Abuja to meet with the top leadership of the party so as to perfect the plan for the defection which will take place at a grand rally to be held in the Edo State capital.

Ize-Iyamu, however, insisted that as a founding member of the Action Congress (AC) which metamorphosed to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and later the APC following the merger of several parties, he was merely returning home and not defecting.

He said: “It is true that I am leaving the PDP for the APC. I am not defecting but merely returning home. I am quitting the PDP because of the too many problems bedevilling the party which I have tried in my own way to resolve without success. It is not a rumour, I am going back home to APC.”

Only recently, a pressure group, PDP Integrity Group suspended the trio of the former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, former Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Mike Oghiadohme and former ex-Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen from the party over alleged anti-party activities.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/breaking-ize-iyamu-dumps-pdp-explains-reasons-for-ing-apc/

Obaseki misfired

Seriously ize iyamu might take over

Personal issues brought to governance

I blame the 2 parties involved

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sarrki:
Obaseki misfired

Seriously ize iyamu might take over

Personal issues brought to governance

I blame the 2 parties involved

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you think everyone is a fat slowpoke pig Ambode right?

like I said politics is not eating gbegiri and ewedu

Pastor get loyalist oh.

The game don set....

Hia

He said he’s returning home
What kind of fuvkery is that?

Our politicians are very shameless. I’m not impressed at all with his defection, he should stay put in PDP. Ize-Iyamu is the Atiku of Edo State. Always jumping from one party to another every election cycle.

FakeManna:
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you think everyone is a fat slowpoke pig Ambode right?

like I said politics is not eating gbegiri and ewedu

This is how u guys pushed Ambo,Saraki,Atiku n Adeleke to their early grave. Since u said dat politics is not gbegiri,yes I believe u in dat but my qst is b/w Oshiomole n Obaseki who knows d politics better.
that Oshiomole has d backing of d fg n Tinubu running for 2023 will never allow Edo goes either way. Is it strategy or money wise, count on Tinubu.
I'm not saying dat any of them is ryt or wrong in his dealing but Obaseki shld look back n tread with caution, it's is not always easy to win Oshiomole in a battle.

liers ..

Make he go buy soap take baff

Seems he has been positioned to take over from Obaseki....well let's see how it plays out....but I want Obaseki to win.....so Oshiomole will know that God fatherism is a no no

Obaseki the game has started
Ize iyamu is Apc Candidate next year , obaseki should defect to pdp or face ize iyamu +oshomole in direct primary.

Ize iyamu next governor of Edo bookmark this post

Choko Milo

Born2Breed:
Pastor get loyalist oh.

The game don set....

Loyalist wey no fit make am win, abeg obaseki get mind

What is currently happening in Edo is a classic illustration of permanent interests but not permanent friendship and enmity. For Oshiomole and his group, the interest is POLITICAL RELEVANCE and for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu (POI) the interest is achieving his GOVERNORSHIP AMBITION. There is a fit of selfish interests.

However, the million naira question remains if Ize-Iyamu wins, what is the assurance that he will not also fight Oshiomole and his group?

Solsix:

Loyalist wey no fit make am win, abeg obaseki get mind

Me and you know say them rig Ize-Iyamu out na.

Na them them.
Naija politics tire me sha

These political defections just make Nigerian politicians stupid & irresponsible hence the politics of any where belle face will continue.I see no changes.

Please is he a Pastor? Or that's just a name?
Because we do not have too many pastors in Nigerian Politics, except the VP who was Handpicked

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Bad move

How does he plan on unseating Obaseki

He thinks Oshiomole has powers like Tinubu does in Lagos where all the politics of the state starts and ends in bourdillon

I can say for certain that at the moment Obaseki is more popular than Oshiomole in Edo state.

Obaseki has craftily collected control of all the powers of the state from those who wielded it before...and he's also a Buhari's boy, so Oshiomole can't use federal might against him.

Ize-Iyamu just went from Zero to -1

Shame Shame Shame!

You mean it?

Same party, same thieves

I pity oshiomole.....Edo people love for obaseki and hatred toward oshiomole can never change

pastor ize iyamu is more devilish than demon..... oshiomole has lost the battle already.

Pastor my foot, this one na confirm politician

dapachez:


https://tribuneonlineng.com/breaking-ize-iyamu-dumps-pdp-explains-reasons-for-ing-apc/

Another fake pastor in the building

dapachez:




Only recently, a pressure group, PDP Integrity Group suspended the trio of the former Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, former Chief of Staff to the President, Chief Mike Oghiadohme and former ex-Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen from the party over alleged anti-party activities.
https://tribuneonlineng.com/breaking-ize-iyamu-dumps-pdp-explains-reasons-for-ing-apc/

Oyinbo
Former ex- Minister

Pdp will disappoint u

Oshiomhole and obaseki recruiting and updating their arsenal for 2020 showdown

Pastor ize iyamu can go to hell for all I care

Abeg post correct news nairaland