The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s governorship election, in Edo State, Pastor Ize-Iyamu, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki to return to APC.
In a television broadcast last night, Ize-Iyamu said, “We're going to talk to everybody. We're going to bring everybody back. I want to salute my brother, the governor. I will like to appeal to him to return to the party. In every family, we've a disagreement.
“Let it not be said that it was this disagreement that pushed him out. I made that mistake before and I've come to realise that it was a grievous error and I will not want him as a senior brother to make the same mistake.
“I will like to appeal to him to set aside his anger and come back. In APC, he is recognised as a leader and it would be difficult for him to be recognised as a leader in the new party he is going to.
“Certainly, we're ready to work with him and all well-meaning Edo people. We believe it's time to bring peace back to Edo State.”
Obaseki polled 307,955 votes to defeat Ize-Iyamu, who secured 223,619 votes in Saturday’s governorship election in the state.