By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The lawmaker representing Edo North in the Senate, Adams Oshiomhole, has spoken about the events that followed his removal as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Oshiomhole described the period as characterised by loneliness and political isolation, with party members and associates avoiding him.
He said several members of his party distanced themselves from him after he was dismissed from office.
The former Edo State governor disclosed this during the handover of 54 construction equipment to the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State on Monday, February 23.
He said: “After I was dismissed as APC National Chairman, I became lonely, abandoned by my own party. People were afraid to visit me then because it could be termed anti-party.”
Oshiomhole, however, disclosed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, reached out to him during the period.
“But I got a call from a rare Nigerian who identifies with those who are lonely, and he invited me to Port Harcourt to commission a flyover. Can you imagine? And that was not enough — this minister gave me the highest honour in Rivers State,” Oshiomhole stated.
He added that although Wike once told him he had “celebrated” his political misfortunes, the minister also renewed his hope during a difficult time.
“So if I dey do yanga, it’s because I have a minister that can identify with me when I was removed from my job,” he added.
