Group Advisess Edo APC As Aspirant Refutes State Creation Allegation

A socio-cultural group, Aiguobasinmwin Movement Worldwide, and an All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant, Hon. Paddy Emmanuel Iyamu, have engaged in a war of words over allegations linking him to the agitation for the creation of proposed Toru Ebe and Anioma States.

At a press conference yesterdayin Benin, the group called on the leadership of the APC in Edo State to refrain from granting party tickets to aspirants allegedly associated with the state creation campaign, describing such moves as a threat to the territorial integrity of Edo State.

It specifically named Iyamu, an aspirant for the Oredo Federal Constituency seat, and Mr Ndidi Aghimien, alleging that their backers were among promoters of the proposed states. It warned that their emergence could aid attempts to cede parts of Edo land.

In a swift reaction, Iyamu dismissed the allegations as “reckless, baseless and politically motivated,” insisting that he had never supported or aligned with any agenda capable of undermining the territorial integrity of Benin land.

He described the claims as a deliberate attempt to mislead the public, inflame ethnic sentiments and tarnish his reputation, adding that linking him to the proposed Toru Ebe and Anioma states was both false and laughable.