The All Progressive Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum in
Esan South East Constituency of Edo State has disowned the embattled
Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Festus Ebea, describing him as
an ingrate.
The Deputy Speaker has recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with other legislators.
A member of the forum, Elder Samuel Eboigbe, said: “ When the issue of who will represent the people of Esan South East in the House of Assembly came up and Festus Ebea and Larry Aghedo showed interest, some leaders vehemently kicked against the candidature of Festus Ebea because of his antecedents.
“In one of our numerous meetings at leader Victor Eboigbe’s house, at about 2 am, with all the leaders in attendance, some leaders said that they knew little or nothing about Ebea in Ubiaja politics. Some leaders reminded the people about Ebea’s role in the nomination of Adam Oshiomhole during the congress.”
Eboigbe alleged that Ebea attempted to subvert the nomination of Adams Oshiomhole in Esan South East.
He added: “Then came the House of Assembly election, Festus Ebea showed interest to contest, but many people kicked against his candidature. Some leaders refused vehemently knowing his antecedent. Before then even as secretary, Edo State Rapid Response Agency, Festus Ebea, was still hobnobbing with PDP.
The APC elder recalled that the accident had left the Deputy speaker’s leg broken. “The first set of persons that took him to the private hospital at Uromi were his PDP friend but during his stay at the private hospital at Uromi it was the office of Rapid Response Agency that came to his rescue with cash and other needs.”
He disclosed that three months after the accident he was discharged from the hospital, “but his broken leg was almost rotten, he could no longer move with the leg and so could not go to the office.
“Despite this his salary was going on, well paid, as at when due for over one year. Again, a time came when the suspended Deputy Speaker Festus Ebea could no longer get out of his rented apartment. He cried to leader Victor Eboigbe and Managing Director Edo State Rapid Response Agency, for help”.
In response, the Managing Director Engineer Stanley Dako wrote a very powerful and sympathetic letter to the same Governor whom he worked against, during the congress and who appointed him the secretary of Rapid Response Agency despite all odds for assistance.
The Kind Oshiomhole, who does not look back at any one’s antecedent, approved that request and gave Festus Ebea the sum of Four Million, Two hundred Thousand naira to go for treatment abroad. Today he no longer limps, He walks with his two legs, that was to be amputated.”
According to him, “some persons told our leader that Larry was a better promising man to be trusted, and that we should support him, but our stand at that time almost caused a rift between some leaders.
For instance, Victor Eboigbe, who incidentally is the youngest among the leaders was able to manage the situation and the ticket for the House of Assembly was given to Festus Ebea.”
He said: “Festus Ebea did not even campaign one day on his own. The people of Esan South east did the campaign for him .The Comrade Governor crowned it all by going round the Local Government Area to ask for the support for Festus Ebea.
“Next Year, is the House of Assembly Election, and Ebea knows very well that he cannot win the primary, hence, he think his defection to PDP will help him out. Since he became a member of the House, Festus Ebea has no consistency office. He has never visited his people to tell them what is going on in the house, The people of san South East who he represents, do not know what he is doing. The constituency fund! No one knows about it and the supposed project that follows.”
The APC elders explained that it was for the fear of the questions that will followed very soon, so Ebea decided to defect to PDP but he forgot that wherever he goes with the people’s money, he will be invited to account for it when the time comes. To cover up, he alleged that there was no single project in his consistency that is why he opted to move over to the PDP.
“If Festus Ebea is sincere, or is a man of conscience, he should be able to say the number of projects he as a member of Edo State Assembly since he assumed office executed in Esan South East. our people are not fools.
There are many more qualified politicians, but for the luck and the opportunity he had, he would not have been elected. This is a man who could not host people during his appointment as a secretary of Edo State Rapid Response Agency.”
The Deputy Speaker has recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with other legislators.
A member of the forum, Elder Samuel Eboigbe, said: “ When the issue of who will represent the people of Esan South East in the House of Assembly came up and Festus Ebea and Larry Aghedo showed interest, some leaders vehemently kicked against the candidature of Festus Ebea because of his antecedents.
“In one of our numerous meetings at leader Victor Eboigbe’s house, at about 2 am, with all the leaders in attendance, some leaders said that they knew little or nothing about Ebea in Ubiaja politics. Some leaders reminded the people about Ebea’s role in the nomination of Adam Oshiomhole during the congress.”
Eboigbe alleged that Ebea attempted to subvert the nomination of Adams Oshiomhole in Esan South East.
He added: “Then came the House of Assembly election, Festus Ebea showed interest to contest, but many people kicked against his candidature. Some leaders refused vehemently knowing his antecedent. Before then even as secretary, Edo State Rapid Response Agency, Festus Ebea, was still hobnobbing with PDP.
The APC elder recalled that the accident had left the Deputy speaker’s leg broken. “The first set of persons that took him to the private hospital at Uromi were his PDP friend but during his stay at the private hospital at Uromi it was the office of Rapid Response Agency that came to his rescue with cash and other needs.”
He disclosed that three months after the accident he was discharged from the hospital, “but his broken leg was almost rotten, he could no longer move with the leg and so could not go to the office.
“Despite this his salary was going on, well paid, as at when due for over one year. Again, a time came when the suspended Deputy Speaker Festus Ebea could no longer get out of his rented apartment. He cried to leader Victor Eboigbe and Managing Director Edo State Rapid Response Agency, for help”.
In response, the Managing Director Engineer Stanley Dako wrote a very powerful and sympathetic letter to the same Governor whom he worked against, during the congress and who appointed him the secretary of Rapid Response Agency despite all odds for assistance.
The Kind Oshiomhole, who does not look back at any one’s antecedent, approved that request and gave Festus Ebea the sum of Four Million, Two hundred Thousand naira to go for treatment abroad. Today he no longer limps, He walks with his two legs, that was to be amputated.”
According to him, “some persons told our leader that Larry was a better promising man to be trusted, and that we should support him, but our stand at that time almost caused a rift between some leaders.
For instance, Victor Eboigbe, who incidentally is the youngest among the leaders was able to manage the situation and the ticket for the House of Assembly was given to Festus Ebea.”
He said: “Festus Ebea did not even campaign one day on his own. The people of Esan South east did the campaign for him .The Comrade Governor crowned it all by going round the Local Government Area to ask for the support for Festus Ebea.
“Next Year, is the House of Assembly Election, and Ebea knows very well that he cannot win the primary, hence, he think his defection to PDP will help him out. Since he became a member of the House, Festus Ebea has no consistency office. He has never visited his people to tell them what is going on in the house, The people of san South East who he represents, do not know what he is doing. The constituency fund! No one knows about it and the supposed project that follows.”
The APC elders explained that it was for the fear of the questions that will followed very soon, so Ebea decided to defect to PDP but he forgot that wherever he goes with the people’s money, he will be invited to account for it when the time comes. To cover up, he alleged that there was no single project in his consistency that is why he opted to move over to the PDP.
“If Festus Ebea is sincere, or is a man of conscience, he should be able to say the number of projects he as a member of Edo State Assembly since he assumed office executed in Esan South East. our people are not fools.
There are many more qualified politicians, but for the luck and the opportunity he had, he would not have been elected. This is a man who could not host people during his appointment as a secretary of Edo State Rapid Response Agency.”
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