Edo Guber: I've settled rift with Odubu, says Oshiomhole

Edo State Gover­nor, Adams Os­hiomhole, has said he is renewing the friendship between him and his deputy, Dr Pius Odubu 13 days af­ter the All Progressives Congress (APC) pri­maries in the state.

Oshiomhole dis­closed this on Thursday in a meeting with party leaders and supporters from the three senato­rial districts of the state where he described Odubu as a brother in progress and empha­sised that the party must be united to win the September 10 polls.

Oshiomhole ap­pealed to leaders of the party to start up a reconciliation process that would settle quar­rels among party men, noting that the elec­tioneering period is full of what he called deceit, ‘politicking’ and ‘polit­ricking’.

According to him, “Let me appreciate my younger brother with whom I have entrust­ed power not because we were the best but because God chose to use you to give us that favour. That is Pius Egberamwen Odubu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State. It doesn’t matter how the result went, I want to public­ity appreciate him and I assure him I regard him as a brother. What is important is the pro­cess because we know that no matter what, one person will emerge; therefore, it is the pro­cess that brought that person that we will cel­ebrate.

“For our leaders, this is the time you have to settle small quarrels, ‘politicking’ and ‘polit­ricking’ always create a little bit of irritation but leaders know how to settle them. No more rumours about who had meeting last night, so please help us to re­unite, reconcile and re­build internal coercion and resort old friend­ship, old alliances. I am renewing my own with my deputy. I ask you to do the same; it is one party one destination”,