Osagie Ize- Iyamu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) Tuesday said that the crisis rocking the party in Edo State will permanently come to an end immediately after the nomination of a candidate for the governorship election.
Ize-iyamu, who is also a governorship aspirant for the election, made the remarks while speaking with newsmen in Benin City.
The party had in the past months enmeshed in leadership crisis thereby polarising it into Adams Oshiomhole and Governor Godwin Obaseki camps.
The former secretary to the Edo State government who refused to believe that there are factions in the party noted that there were only little misunderstandings.
“The problem in Edo APC will expire and immediately settle itself when nomination is over because the party is not going to postpone the nomination because people are quarrelling.
“So, when tickets are bought, people will recognise authority. People will go and buy tickets. And if you think there is a faction and you boycott, that is your problem.
“It is only one name that will go to INEC. So, the problem in APC will soon expire when the nomination is done.
“Every problem has expiration date.
But when committees are set up for the purpose of reconciliation and some persons rejected the committees, they are just but creating unnecessary crisis”, he said.
Ize- Iyamu, who opined that crises are being resolved in a round table conference, noted that the perceived crisis in the party is being blown out of proportion.
According to him, “I refused to believe that there are factions in the party. I see just little misunderstandings and our people are playing it out of proportion.”
While noting that contesting for governorship election was not the main purpose of his defection to the party, he however promised to support and work for the victory of any of the aspirants that got the nomination ticket.
“The fact that am offering myself for services does not mean that am the only person that can do the job or that am most qualified.
“Somebody has to do the job. We said that we were coming to add value to the party. If at the primary election I get the ticket, I will want all others to close ranks and support me; likewise; if other aspirants get the ticket, I will close rank I support the person,” he added.
It was gathered that political parties will between next April and May conduct primary elections to nominate governorship candidates for the election.
