… Recommends Others For Pardon, Suspension

… It’s Charade That Falls Short Of APC Constitutional Requirements – Osagie

A disciplinary committee set up to look into allegations of Anti-party activities levelled against eleven chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo State has recommended expulsion of the current State Auditor of the party, Hon. Roland Alari; former Minority Whip, House of Representatives, Hon. Samson Osagie; Mrs. Esohe Idemudia, woman leader of the local government and four others.

Other chieftains recommended for expulsion include: Mr. Monday Guobadia; Nelson Gomez Iserhienrhien, he was, until his suspension and consequent expulsion, Secretary of the party in the local government; Mr. Festus Iyekeoretin, until his suspension, he was the ward chairman of Isi South (Ward 8) and Mr. Evans Ozabor.

The committee also recommended three out of the eleven alleged offenders – Hon. Jolly Iyekeoretin; Barr. Felix Alari; Mr. Simon Uduogie, to be pardoned while it recommended that Mr. William Amadin be suspended for six months and thereafter reintegrated to the party.

According to the recommendation letter jointly signed by the Committee Chairman, Prof. David Osifo; Secretary, Daniel A. Noah Osa-Ogbegie, Esq., and a member, Dr. Washington Osa. Osifo, Esq, the alleged offenders allegedly worked against the party in their respective wards and units in the just concluded general elections resulting to the party’s failure in the local government area.

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The recommendation letter addressed to the party local government chairman, the current State Auditor was accused of refusal to attend leaders’ meetings and campaigns, refusal to contribute monetarily to campaigns and involvement in “the 30 million Naira the PDP shared in Ehor ward on the eve of the House of Assembly election; he openly canvassed for votes against the party in his unit on the day of election for the House of Assembly ; that he organised a party in his house at Ehor to celebrate the loss of the party in his unit and ward in the House of Assembly election, singing songs to mock the party.”

On the other hand, Hon. Osagie was accused in the recommendation letter of refusal to attend leaders’ meeting, openly campaigned against his party , the APC and “That he did not contribute a dime to our campaigns fundraising. That he lost all the three Elections that were conducted on 25th Feb in his unit and ward by high margins.

“On the eve of the House of Assembly Elections; which was Friday 17th March, that he, Hon. Samson Osagie was seen in Rialto hotel, Eyaen at night holding a meeting with some of his ward Leaders including Mrs. Betty Iyayi, LGA Assistant Women leader, Barr. Uyi Ediale, LGA Legal adviser among others. It was gathered that it was in that meeting he concluded plans to sabotage APC and work in favour of the opposition in their various units.

“It is confirmed that he, Hon. Osagie called Hon. Stanley Otabor one of the Legacy PDP members who had agreed to work for the APC that he had resolved to work for PDP and that he (aforementioned Stanley Otabor) should join.

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“It is also confirmed that he told one Mr. Igbinidu, a legacy PDP member that he should work for PDP when he (Igbinidu) was ready to work for the APC following prior arrangement the APC made with his PDP group. That the said Mr. Igbinudu was called by Hon. Charles Idahosa and he confirmed it to Hon. Charles Idahosa.

“In his polling unit on the House of Assembly Election Day, it was confirmed by some voters that Hon. Osagie told them to vote for the opposition PDP and when he was asked why, he said that was the order and that the PDP candidate was born at Egba and from neighbouring community, so Egba people must support their own. That was how APC lost the election to PDP.”

On the former Woman leader, the recommendation in the letter says “that she was in the USA at the beginning of campaigns and refused to participate in campaign even after she came back to Nigeria.

“That she did not donate any money to the campaign even after enjoying the opportunity as National delegate in the Presidential primaries.

“That she canvassed votes for the PDP to win Igieduma ward. That perusal of her unit and ward results eloquently point to her acts of sabotage against the Party that has done much for her. The petition also mentioned that she collected money from Governor Godwin Obaseki’s PDP in the House of Assembly election.”

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Contacted by INFO DAILY, the former Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Osagie said: “The allegations against me were duly answered and all denied but the committees abandoned my response to the allegations and make their unjust ,and unfair recommendations even when they have no cogent evidence to substantiate the allegations.”

“Indeed they were working from answer to questions to satisfy the bid of their pay masters.

“Unfortunately, the entire charade falls short of the Constitutional requirements for discipline in Article 21 of the APC Constitution.”