By Emmanuel Adigwe
The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that he is not afraid of his major rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Obaseki stated this when he appeared on Channels Television’s said that he has defeated Ize-Iyamu before in the governorship race when he had no track record and now that he has a track record as a governor, he has no reason to be scared of Ize Iyamu.
He said: “Why should I be? The last time I contested, he was my opponent from the PDP and the votes are there.
“I beat him (even without track record as a governor) and now with the track record as a governor, I don’t have any fears.”
He also spoke on the current crisis rocking the APC due to the rift with the party chairman, Oshiomhole.
He said: “Conversations are on so that we can build internal peace and harmony within our party; I do not have a rift with him as a person.
“I just do not agree with some decisions he (Oshiomhole) is taking as it relates to the party, they are not in the interest of our party.”