Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, has described as inconsequential the mass defection of political appointees of Godwin Obaseki-led government.
In recent times, the Obaseki-led government has witnessed a serious defection of loyalist to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Osagie in a statement released on Monday, August 3, described the mass exodus as inconsequential. He said the defection is easily traced to the monetised campaign of the opposition.
He alleged that the APC is “buying the souls of persons within government to boost the morale of their ebbing supporters.”
Recall that Governor Obaseki defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after failing to win the party’s ticket at the forthcoming election.
“In a government with over 800 aides spanning different structures from the local government areas to the state level, the resignation of a few persons after we have moved to a new political party is quite insignificant. So, they are inconsequential in the scheme of things.
“We are very confident that Edo people are with us in this fight. Some people may be battle-weary and decide to jump ship. We hold no grudge against them. We are undeterred,” he said.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the Obaseki/Shaibu Movement (OSM) has described the purported resignation of Patrick Okoudoh Iyoha, as the state director-general of the group, as false.
According to the group, the move is baseless and a ploy to fraudulently obtain money from the APC and its candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The group stated that Ize-Iyamu is known for giving out funds to decampees to score worthless political points, hence the rush of some individuals to the APC.
In a statement by the state coordinator of the movement, Hon. Eigbe Osezele Samuel, the OSM said it has no position of a state director-general, stressing that Iyoha is only misleading the public.
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