It’s not political sunset yet for Ize-Iyamu, says Chidoka

Chief Osita Chidoka, a former Aviation Minister, says the performance of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just-concluded governorship election in Edo State is gallant.
Chidoka, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday in Awka, Anambra State that Ize-Iyamu among other candidates, gave Governor Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent governor and candidate of PDP, a good fight in spite of the odds.
He urged the APC candidate to hold his head up high and see the results as announced by the Independent  National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials as a reflection of the people’s will.
The former aviation minister called on the APC candidate to concede victory and congratulate the winner.
He said the election gave him the rare opportunity of having those who called him names to recant and rewrite his story, while still politically active.
According to him, “if I were Ize-Iyamu, I would have called Governor Obaseki before the final announcement of results.
“He should be proud of himself as a politician because this election, like no other event, defined him as a strong politician.
“The person who called him a liar, thief, cultist four years ago recanted. Not many get that opportunity.
“The outing against a sitting governor was not bad, he maintained his following across the state, in spite of the baggage of his political party and chief supporter.
“This is not sunset, it is twilight and the sun may yet shine again in his future endeavours; glorious future beckons if you rise above self and claim victory.
“Pastor, make the call now. It will turn defeat to victory and redefine you,” he said in a statement he signed.