By Ayomide Otitoju
Ewuare II has called for peace and reconciliation among members of the All Progressives Congress involved in the Edo South Senatorial primary election dispute, urging aggrieved party members to accept the outcome in good faith.
The monarch made the appeal on Friday at his palace in Benin City while receiving APC chieftain Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama and other party leaders from Edo South.
According to a statement issued by the Oba’s Chief Press Secretary, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, the Benin monarch stressed the importance of unity and cooperation within the party.
“It is the way God wants things to be. You do not argue with God. Everything has its time, and God’s time is the best,” the Oba said.
He urged APC members to work together and advised those dissatisfied with the outcome of the primary election to remain calm and patient.
The monarch added that those who feel aggrieved should trust that greater opportunities may lie ahead for them.
Earlier, Ogbeide-Ihama presented his result sheet to the Oba and stated that the APC national leadership had yet to issue a certificate of return to the declared winner of the primary election.
He claimed that results from the party’s national committee indicated that he won the contest by a wide margin and said he had come to seek the palace’s prayers and reaffirm his loyalty to the Benin throne.
The delegation also included Dennis Idahosa, former Edo State Deputy Governor Pius Odubu, Edo APC Chairman Jarrett Tenebe and other party officials.
