ALL AFEMAI INITIATIVE GROUP COMMENDS OBASEKI FOR ACCEPTING APOLOGY FROM DEPUTY

…appreciates Dep Gov for choosing the path of loyalty and peace building

The All Afemai Initiative Group (AAIG) reconvened in Auchi yesterday, 7th October, 2023 and deliberated on critical issues in the State. The meeting was attended only by the group’s LGA administrators and mobilizers.

According to the group led by a very distinguished son of Afemai, Mr Tony Otsu, the meeting was held to examine the Edo State political situation particularly the lingering political crisis in Edo PDP. During the meeting, members of the group took time to examine the current working relationship between the Edo State Governor and his Deputy. The group commended the Governor for publicly accepting the apology of the Deputy Governor and promised to continue to support both leaders to ensure the successful end of this administration.

The group accepted that genuine reconciliation or peace building is a continuous process but however appealed to Mr. Governor to further deepen the peace process by graciously revisiting and reconsidering his earlier decision to relocate the office of the Deputy Governor outside the Edo Govt House. The group reminded Mr. Governor that his personal and official relationship with his Deputy over the years have been unprecedented in our national political history and have been the envy of many States in the country. That only a better and more cordial relationship will help achieve their shared vision.

The group added that His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki can prove the public especially the opposition party, Edo APC wrong that his reconciliation with his Deputy is not just on social media but a genuine one by making more commitments to dismantling all walls of disunity and separation between him and his Deputy in the governance of Edo people.

The group also commended the Edo Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu for choosing loyalty and the path of peace. They appealed to the Deputy Governor to continue to remain consistent and committed to joining and supporting his boss to finish strong and finish well.

The group appeals to both leaders to continue to put the collective interest of PDP and Edo people before self to enable PDP to retain the state and ensure policy continuity of the Obaseki administration beyond 2024.

The Edo State Governor, His Excellency Mr Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki on 28th Septembers, 2023 four days after the ALL AFEMAI INITIATIVE GROUP knelt down to appeal and pleaded for his forgiveness publicly accepted the apology of his Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu after a few months of political misunderstanding.