Oshiomhole Apologises To Urhoghide As APC Receives Defectors In Edo

The senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday, apologised to the immediate past Senator representing Edo South Senatorial District, Matthew Urhoghide for treating him unfairly in his first stint in the All Progressives Congress.

Gatekeepers News reports that the former Edo State governor made the apology while welcoming Urhoghide and other decampees into the APC in Benin, Edo State.

Oshiomhole said that supporting Senator Ehigie Uzamere against Urhoghide’s candidacy was one of his biggest mistakes which made the party lose Edo South to the Peoples Democratic Partys twice.

He stated, “I was wrongly advised. I am not going to blame those who mislead me but I accept the responsibility that I took the decision to support former Senator Uzamere. The late Esongban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri told me, my son, you made a mistake.

“There are several others who spoke in the same vein. Urhoghide also came to me and said, Comrade, this your decision to support someone else against me, I pray and believe that you will regret it sooner than later.

“After Uzamere won and became a Senator, he returned to PDP. God then decided to use Urhoghide to teach us a lesson. So, for two consecutive elections, spanning eight years, Urhoghide beat APC in the Edo South Senatorial zone for two terms. “

Urhoghide, who was made the party’s governorship campaign director general said he was happy to be back to the party he co-founded.

He noted that the present administration has done its best and that he believes that the APC will do better after its victory at the poll in September.

On his part, the state APC acting chairman, Jarrett Tenebe, apologised for whatever decisions he may have taken that might offended the party.

The eight decampees, who were former local government chairmen, moved back to the party with their supporters.