A pressure group, Benin United Forum, BUF has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo State never to consider giving the ticket of who represent the people of Ovia federal constituency at the house of representatives.
In a press statement made available to DAILYFLASH by Iyamu Osaro Culture, Osayuki-Osa Benson president and secretary general respectively they said APC should jettison any plans of giving their ticket or support the son or daughter of enemy of Benin kingdom as their candidate for fast approaching election in Ovia federal constituency.
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According to them; we have come to the conclusion to immediately call on APC leadership at the State level, Ovia South West and Ovia North East Local Government Areas to jettison any plans to support the son or daughter of enemy of Benin Kingdom as APC Candidate for the fast approaching election in Ovia Federal Constituency.
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‘In a time of great debate, every onlooker is either a coward or a traitor which is likened to what we are currently experiencing in Ovia Federal Constituency where array of Aspirants have indicated interests to take over from Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa.
‘Thus, having critically observed the caliber of persons who have indicated interests to fill Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa position as the outgoing Member of House of Representative, we have come to the conclusion to immediately call on APC leadership at the State level.
‘APC should jettison any plans to support the son or daughter of enemy of Benin Kingdom as APC Candidate for the fast approaching election in Ovia Federal Constituency.
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Having experienced unprecedented sacrilegious acts/plots which were deliberately orchestrated to destroy Benin Kingdom, it is imperative for us to prevent such people from participating or taking any elective positions henceforth especially the fast approaching election in Ovia Federal Constituency the statement added.