2023: AFTER DANCING AT 70TH BIRTHDAY PARTY, ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE JOINS EDO NORTH SENATORIAL RACE

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to represent the Edo North Senatorial district.

Oshiomhole made the declaration on his 70th birthday at his country home in Iyamho, Etsako West local government of Edo state.

Recall that a video of Oshiomhole dancing at the celebration went viral on Monday.

APC local government and ward chairmen had. called on him to represent the district at the Senate.

"I said until APC is fixed, you cannot talk of contesting election 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 Abdullahi."

"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 a crisis, let us fix the crisis 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."

The former Edo governor said he was convinced that this is the time to proceed to the next step of the conversation of the person to lead Edo North in the senate by 2023.