Obaseki vs Oshiomhole: APC Crisis Tragic – Oyegun

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun has lambasted Adams Oshiomhole over the crisis rocking the Edo State APC.

Naija News reports that Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki had been at loggerheads over the running of the state chapter of the party.

Speaking to newsmen on the sideline of the 22nd investiture of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) in Lagos, Oyegun, who was a former governor of Edo State, described the crisis rocking his party as “tragic and unfortunate”.

Oyegun said that the rift between the duo brought to fore the dangers of godfatherism in the nation’s politics.

The former APC chairman also revealed that efforts were ongoing to address the matter and bring peace to the Edo State APC.

Oyegun said: “When principles are involved in an argument, it is very hard to wade in, especially expecting that one party surrenders principle to another.

“It is a good thing to mentor somebody, to have an elder, more experienced to help bring up the younger one.

“But when you have mentored him, and he has attained maturity and growth, do not keep treating him like a child.”

The former Edo governor commended the administration of Obaseki for the great stride the state was recording.