Obaseki's defection, Oshiomhole's suspension, other major crises that rocked APC last week

As the Edo and Ondo governorship elections draw closer, Nigerians are being captivated by dramatic events in the ruling All Progressives Congress .

Shortly after Mr Obaseki announced his resignation from the APC, his deputy, Philip Shaibu, also quit the party. On Friday, Mr Obaseki formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s secretariat in Benin-City and was screened in Abuja on Saturday for the governorship primary of the party.

An Abuja high court, in March, also ruled that his suspension was legal and ordered Mr Oshiomhole to stop parading himself as APC national chairman. The suspension was initially lifted after the appellate court granted a stay of execution of the high court’s order.Meanwhile, the suspension took a new twist on Saturday after Emuakemeh Sule, the secretary of Ward 10, said 17 members out of 26 signed the resolution lifting Mr Oshiomhole’s suspension.

However, Victor Giadom, a former deputy national secretary of the party, kicked against the decision of the NWC, saying going by an earlier court pronouncement, he should be the interim national chairman of the party.On Thursday, there was a rumour that Mr Ajimobi had died from complications from coronavirus disease. The news was everywhere and was trending on social media.

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