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NEWS EXTRA

I DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN APC PRIMARY ELECTION---- RT. HON. ATIVIE

BY LEO EZEKIEL

 

Speaking to members of the fourth estate of the realm at Imperial Extra Event Centre Irhirhi, Off Airport Road, Benin-City, the ex-Edo State House of Assembly speaker RT. Hon Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie states that she did not participate in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary Election that did take place at her Local Government Area of Uhunmwonde, Ehor adducing that if she ever participated in the said APC Primary Election at her Local Government Area of Uhunmwonde Ehor, she queried where did her agent sign as an evidence that she participated. 

Speaking further she states that she decided to dump APC for good when she found out that the powers that be in Edo State could not provide a level playing ground for all aspirants, thereby she decided to move on with her political yearnings and aspirations to a Labour Party. 

She did disclose to the audience that she has been an old member of Labour Party right from the time the former governor of Edo State His Excellency and Comrade Aliyu Adams Eric Oshomohole contested governorship election under the platform of Labour Party and of a truth, Comrade Oshomohole did win the said gubernatorial election and later defected to Action Congress (AC) adding that she too followed suit to become a member of Action Congress.

Speaking further to the gathering the former speaker of Edo State House of Assembly RT. Hon Mrs. Ativie stated that the spouses of Mr. President and Vice President Mrs. Buhari and Mrs. Osinbajo did meet with the National Chairman of APC at Abuja to hold a parley where Women should be included in the political affairs of the republic adding that the National Chairman of APC nationwide invited all State Chairman to a meeting. 

She stated that from the lists drawn up by Mrs. Buhari and Mrs. Osinbajo, that her name was included. And, again, she said that the National Chairman of APC did direct all the State Chairmen to go  back to their different states and progressively include women in their list adding that all other State Chairman did heed the directives of the National Chairman except the Chairman of Edo State Col. (Dr) David Imuse retired who did not heed the directives. 

She said that when she did find out that her political career is not favourable to her under platform of APC she frankly made up her mind to dump APC for Labour Party where she will pleasantly actualize her desires to serve her peoples at the Green Chambers at NASS, Abuja come 2023 general elections. She stated that she never expended the sum of Twenty-Five Million Naira Only (N25,000,000.00) at any given time to anyone or a Political Party adding that she does not have such huge amount of monies for lobbying anyone or groups. 

She pleasantly commended the pen pushers for the constructive reporting they have consistently render to the society at all given times adducing that she will continually be holding media parleys with the pen pushers from time to time.