Breaking News: IPAC-Inter Party Advisory Council-Edo state chapter- Press Release- Press statement by Inter- Party Advisory Council –Edo state Chapter on the Unfolding Drama at Edo State House of Assembly- In the Executive Council meeting of IPAC, Edo state held on Wednesday 22ed of Oct 2014 during which the unfortunate events emanating from Edo state House of Assembly were reviewed, the following observations were made:IPAC - A body with the mandate to collaborate with INEC to regulate the conduct of all political parties in Nigeria – Holds, and very strongly too, that we cannot sit back fold our hands and watch Edo state being gradually turned into a terrorist and war ravaged enclave.

H.E. Prince Frank Uonga- IPAC Chairman Edo state

Breaking News: IPAC-Inter Party Advisory Council-Edo state chapter- Press Release-

Press statement by Inter- Party Advisory Council –Edo state Chapter on the Unfolding Drama at Edo State House of Assembly-

In the Executive Council meeting of IPAC, Edo state held on Wednesday 22ed of Oct 2014 during which the unfortunate events emanating from Edo state House of Assembly were reviewed, the following observations were made:

1]IPAC - A body with the mandate to collaborate with INEC to regulate the conduct of all political parties in Nigeria – Holds, and very strongly too, that we cannot sit back fold our hands and watch Edo state being gradually turned into a terrorist and war ravaged enclave.

2] That the disagreement between the APC and the PDP members of Edo state House of Assembly which had since resulted to one in which there are now two houses of Assembly in the state – one convening at the designated chambers at Chief Anthony Enahoro  Complex, Ring Road, Benin City, and the other at the old Exco chambers at Edo state Government complex at Dennis Osadebe avenue, Benin City – is long overdue.

3] That the resultant cold war to which it had deteriorated , such that both groups now tend to haunt themselves as replete in the event that occurred on the 6^th of October 2014 in which Hon. Rasaq Momoh representing Etsako West constituency in the House was beaten to a comatose state, and the seeming reprisal attack on the 10^th of October 2014 which saw the flagrant display of acts of terrorism and vandalism snowballing in the hospitalization of several mortally wounded persons and collateral damages to properties at Edo state House of Assembly Quarters along Ehama Road are all anti Edo people, barbaric and therefore condemnable in equivocal terms…

In the face of these sad occurrences therefore, we the members of the Edo state chapter of IPAC- A body with the mandate to collaborate with INEC to regulate the conduct of all political parties in Nigeria – Holds, and very strongly too, that we cannot sit back fold our hands and watch Edo state being gradually turned into a terrorist and war ravaged enclave.

We therefore call on all concerned parties to this visible avoidable dispute to henceforth sheathe their swords, go into reconciliation, promote peace in all ramifications and urgently start delivering on their electoral promises to the peace loving and hard working peoples of Edo state who presently are being terrorized, pauperized and even maimed by their actions.

Edo state deserve nothing less than a conducive atmosphere which would engender the delivery of the dividends of democracy!

SIGN

Comrade Victor Ogba- Publicity Secretary IPAC- Edo state

Hon. Esokpowan Dave- Secretary IPAC- Edo state

Hon. Odiase Aire – Deputy Secretary IPAC-Edo state

Hon Tracy Agol- Deputy Chairperson –IPAC-Edo state

H.E. Prince Frank Ukonga- Executive Chairman – IPAC- Edo state of Nigeria