Oshiomhole said, “this is PDP versus PDP and you know that by the law, another party cannot go into intra-party conflicts in court.”
By Kehinde Okeowo
All Progressives Party (APC) chieftain and senator representing Edo North senatorial district, Adams Oshiomhole has said his party played no part in the current crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Edo state.
The former Edo State governor made this known on Friday, while speaking with journalists in Abuja.
TheNiche had earlier reported that an Abuja Federal High Court nullified the primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the PDP candidate in the upcoming governorship election in Edo State.
The court voided the primary election conducted on February 22, 2024, saying 378 delegates were unlawfully excluded by PDP.
However, while reacting to the verdict, Oshiomhole distanced his party from the court’s decision.
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According him, the law does not allow APC to interfere in PDP’s primary election conflict.
He said: “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.
“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 and you know that by the law, another party cannot go into intra-party conflicts in court. So if it is convenient for them to explain that you can dismiss it without asking me.
“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.
“The PDP legacy group complained that the man they gave their master bedroom has completely chased them out of the building and now they’re under the rain and as we speak they are still trying to settle.”
