Obaseki to Oshiomhole: You are frustrated over failure to govern Edo ‘a third term using me as a proxy’

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has declared that his predecessor and sacked National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, “is frustrated over his failed attempt to govern Edo for a third term using me as a proxy”.
Speaking through his Special Adviser, Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, Obaseki declared that Oshiomhole and his godson, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who he had publicly declared to be corrupt, would be defeated in the September 19 governorship election.
Obaseki is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while Ize-Iyamu is contesting on the platform of APC.
Last week, 35 political parties in the South-South state joined forces with Obaseki to ensure his victory on September 19.
Osagie, in a statement on Monday, said Oshiomhole is only disappointed because Obaseki refused to be used in his quest to become a godfather in the state. 
The governor’s aide said the recent vituperation of the sacked former National Chairman is just an expression of his frustration over his failure to achieve his goal to govern Edo State for a third term using Obaseki as a proxy. 
According to him, “In 2016 when Oshiomhole nominated and supported Obaseki, his hidden motive was  to use Governor Obaseki who he thought would be a pawn in his game to defraud Edo people and enthrone himself as the ultimate godfather of Edo politics at the expense of the will and wishes of Edo people. 
“However, Obaseki’s refusal to mortgage the interest of the majority of Edo people for the satisfaction of the avarice of Oshiomhole and his handful of  greedy followers is the cause of Oshiomhole’s bitterness which has led him to bury himself in pursuit  of an innocent governor who is trying to do the right thing for his people.
“If Oshiomhole had made any mistake in supporting Obaseki in 2016, it is to the extent that he thought that the Governor will submit himself as a tool to be used to hold the collective will and best interest of all Edo people hostage and for this, Obaseki owes Oshiomhole no apologies because the interest of Edo people is and will always be greater than the interest of one man”.