By Paul Osahon
There is palpable apprehension at the three locations where accreditation for the APC governorship primary is holding presently as political observers awaits the commencement of the much publicised Edo APC guber primaries.
Speculations are rife that the outcome will be a charade. A reliable source revealed to freepress.com.ng that the leading contender and anointed candidate of Governor Oshiomhole, Mr. Godwin Obaseki started by enticing delegates with N150,000 each; however in a bid to flex muscle with Obaseki and embarass his boss Governor Oshiomhole, the deputy Governor Dr. Pius Odubu reacted swiftly by bribing delegates with N160,000 each.
It was not yet uhuru, as the source disclosed that when Governor Oshiomhole became abreast with the subtle move of his deputy; he furiously added another N150,000 naira per delegate to the amount Mr. Obaseki released to further make mockery of Dr. Odubu.
One of the celebrated street urchins in Benin City and a thug, Mr. Osakpamwan No Moles added another N150,000 to the N300,000, making N450,000. The total amount of N450,000 per delegate comes to N1,350,000,000.
The other aspirants who are making minimal showing in the monetisation gambit are Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi who had doled out N150,000 each; Barrister Kenneth Imasuangbon N100,000, General Charles Airhavbere N100,000, and comrade Peter Esele N50,000.
The source hinted that due to the hyper monetisation of the election the result might turn out controversial and chaotic. One of the loyalists of a the prominent aspirants (name withheld) in the governorship race said Governor Oshiomhole has succeeded in killing the APC in Edo State.
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