There is a palpable tension in Esan West Local Government Area (LGA) as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sent a petition to governor Monday Okpebholo through the secretary to the state government over the list of commissioner nominees alleged to have been singlehandedly submitted by Hon. Thomas Okosun, Col David Imuse, rtd and the party council chairman.
According to the leaders drawn from the ten wards of Esan West LGA who appended their signature in the petition complained that the list submitted is not a reflection of what they agreed and an aberration from the tradition.
“The list submitted was done without the knowledge or consulting other leaders in the local government. And the names on the list are mainly relatives of the three ‘leaders’ which is the wife of the party chairman among others.
We are calling on the governor to immediately discard the and use his discretion to choose capable hands to stir the affairs of his government rather than relying on people without the know-how to contribute meaningfully to the success of his administration.
Effort to get reactions from Thomas Okosun as at the time of filling this report prove abortive as call to his phone was unsuccessful.