Edo Reps, Esosa Iyawe denies APC resignation, blames overzealous aide for viral letter

The lawmaker representing Oredo Federal Constituency successful the National Assembly, Engr. Ososa Iyawe, has denied resigning from the All Progressives Congress, APC, attributing the rumour to overzealous individuals wrong his media ellipse and immoderate loyalists.

DAILY POST reports that Engr. Iyawe, who was elected connected the level of the Labour Party successful 2023 and defected to the APC connected December 5, 2024, had successful a missive dated May 6, 2026, and addressed to Ward 1, Oredo Local Government Area, allegedly announced his resignation from the enactment implicit irreconcilable differences betwixt him and Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State.

In the letter, the national lawmaker was alleged to person disclosed that helium would align himself with the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

He was besides alleged to person stated that helium had withdrawn his look of involvement to contention for the House of Representatives spot successful the 2027 wide elections connected the level of the APC.

Reacting, Engr. Iyawe, successful a property connection personally signed and made disposable to newsmen connected Saturday, May 9, 2026, successful Benin City, denied resigning from the APC arsenic good arsenic withdrawing from the House of Representatives race.

He said the missive did not correspond his presumption and was issued without his authorisation by definite overzealous...