Former Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared interest to contest for the senatorial seat of Edo North Senatorial district.
Oshiomhole, who was also a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said many of his supporters have been asking him to contest for the position.
He made his intention public in his country home in Iyamho, Etsako West Local Government Area, as he marked his 70th birthday.
“I said until APC is fixed, you cannot talk of contesting elections using the platform. I have been chairman of the party, I know the danger we face if we are not able to fix the party and this was completed and consummated on the 25th of March 2022, with the election of a new National Working Committee and National Executive Council under the able leadership of a former governor, a former minister and a current Senator, Adamu Abdulahi.
“It is true that for some time now, many of our people have asked me, why don’t you contest for the Senate seat? I answered that first, APC has crises, let us fix the crises and let there be convention.
“You can’t begin to discuss what kind of baby you are going to have when you are not married and we have done what we need to do and I am inspired by the position of the new leadership as it relates to retaining power in 2023,” Oshiomhole said.
His supporters who allegedly asked him to contest for the senatorial seat include Edo State APC local government and ward chairmen.
Oshiomhole would face the APC senatorial seat ticket with Senator Francis Alimikhena, who currently represents the Edo North Senatorial district.