Prince Collins Eselemo, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, has questioned Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC, arguing that he is a liability and cannot be automatically recognized as the leader of the APC in Delta State due to his defect. Eselemo said in an interview with Arise News on Wednesday that, although he is not entirely opposed to the governor’s decision to join the party, it is unacceptable to grant him unconditional membership and automatic leadership over them.
The decision of the APC national leadership, which included Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation, to choose Oborevwori as the APC leader in Delta was also questioned by him.
From my perspective, Sheriff is a liability. He’s a liability. Let them state if we are inheriting the liability.
As a Senior Advocate for this nation, Festus Keyamo has reached the pinnacle of his profession and is informing the entire nation that the sheriff can enter at any time and that we will follow him wherever he goes. How does that sound? I fought for democracy and I struggled, and that sheriff wants to lead me?
Festus Keyamo is telling me that Sheriff will lead me into corruption, into an area of no life support, then I will accept that. So that tells you the moral deficit in the leadership of APC itself,” Eselemo declared.
Naija News recalls that the APC leadership had declared Governor Oborevwori as the undisputed leader of the APC in Delta State following his defection and warned all party members against questioning his authority.
Oborevwori Persecuted Us When He Was In PDP
Speaking further, Eselemo recalled how Oborevwori attacked APC members in Delta State before his defection and destroyed their properties simply because they belonged to the opposition.
He lamented that their lands were seized, and properties of party members were demolished without compensation, and urged the Governor to make amendments.
“Not until Sheriff rights the wrong, because the offence people like us have committed, and some other people, is because we are APC members. We were attacked by Sheriff. Our lands were grabbed. Compensation not paid. Properties demolished, like the property of one of our APC members. That is because we are on the opposition as APC members. Now we are seeing Sheriff, who has done so much damage to APC members in our midst? What an unfortunate circumstance,” he lamented.
He needs to have a conditional membership.
Eselemo stated that the Governor shouldn’t receive an unqualified welcome, even if he insisted that Oborevwori is welcome to the APC.
He stated that “it must be conditional, but we are not saying they will not be accepted.”
Esolomo also expressed worries about the financial effects of Sheriff and other PDP leaders joining the APC.
“Let the APC declare its intention to reimburse the PDP for the 450 billion Naira it owes at the expense of fellow Deltans,” he continued.”The president should take note that there are so many injuries meted on APC members in Delta State by Sheriff himself. And that needs to be unravelled,” the APC chieftain urged President Bola Tinubu to acknowledge the harm done to APC members in Delta under the sheriff’s supervision and make sure the proper measures are taken.
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