Governor Obaseki
The embattled Edo State Governor
Godwin Obaseki, this morning at the Presidential Villa,Abuja announced his exit
from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Obaseki was recently disqualified
by a screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from contesting
the party’s gubernatorial primary billed to hold on June 22,2020.
Governor Obaseki announced his resignation at
the early hour on Tuesday, following a meeting with President Muhammadu
Buhari.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. As the Governor was leaving the
President’s office at the Villa, he told State House correspondents he was no
longer a member of the APC.
According to sources at the Villa,
the meeting between Obaseki and Buhari ended on a bad note. The Governor said
he would be making his next move known in the next few days
