Family members of the two leading candidates in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State appear not to heed the old saying which holds that blood is thicker than water as the Obaseki and Ize-Iyamu Families seem to be backing rival candidates. While Governor Godwin Obaseki family pitch tent with the All Progressives Congress ( APC) candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the family of his resolute opponent is said to have thrown their weight behind Governor Godwin Obaseki’s re-election bid. He said: ”I am here in the company of my cousins to support Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Generally, the Obasekis have their own way of doing things; we are a different branch of faith, we are supporting our brother, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu with unalloyed support fully for him. “These are things we did not enjoy when Osagie Ize-Iyamu was chief of staff and secretary to the state government.”NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 02, 2020 15:33 UTC