Former Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Samson Osagie on Sunday said described his purported suspension along with 30 others by the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for alleged anti-party activities as an example of the impunity that has engulfed the party.
He said the accusation is false and unthought of as he was at the forefront of the campaign that brought in Mr Godwin Obaseki as governor of the state.
Also, Hon Osagie noted that none of them that were suspended were called for fair hearing or was a committe set up to investigate them.
The former lawmaker however urged everyone to discountenance his illegal suspension as it is doesn't comply with Article 21 of the Party's Constitution.
He said, "Let me state clearly that as against my accusers particularly Charles Idahosa, I followed the governor and the entire State campaign team to campaign throughout Edo South Senatorial district and eventually worked hard to ensure that the APC won overwhelmingly in my Unit 4 at Egba and the entire Ward 6( Umagbae South) in Uhunmwode Local Government Area. Hon. Charles Idahosa the mastermind of this suspension did not win his own unit in his Community Ehor town. The results are there for everyone to see.
"It is important to let the public know that neither myself nor any of those allegedly suspended with me was ever invited by any organ of the party for the purpose of trial for alleged anti party activities.
This suspension is ample evidence of the reign of impunity that has taken over the running of the Party.
"It was done to massage the already deflated ego of Charles Idahosa who has completely lost the confidence of Uhunmwode people.
"I was the Senatorial Candidate of the party in the 2015 National Assembly/Presidential elections, I was even a member of the Presidential Inauguration Committee set up by the National Working Committee ,except for mischief and an attempt to pull me down how can any right thinking person conceive that I could worked against a party I defended so hard as It's Minority Whip in the House of Representatives and its candidate for the Senatorial seat of Edo South. It is inconceivable. "
"I wish restate the fact that I remain committed to the APC and no amount of blackmail, trumped up charges and conspiracy can make me think or act otherwise.
"At the end of the day I am confident that reason will prevail and the right thinking Leaders of the party in the State will see through the hollowness of the action of these people and lay it to rest". He stated.
Ex-Rep kicks as APC Suspend 29 others for Anti-party Activities
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