Just ten days before the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, another resignation hits the Governor Godwin Obaseki’s administration as his Commissioner for Minerals, Oil and Gas, Joseph Ikpea, Wednesday resigned his appointment from the cabinet.
Upon resignation, Ikpea relocated to his Ubiaja home, where he joined the ranks of the All Progressive Congress, APC, stalwarts in the locality.
In his resignation letter dated September 9 and addressed to the governor, Ikpea cited reasons of trust, respect and interest as responsible for his quitting the government.
Besides the above, the former commissioner also said he found it difficult to abandon the APC, which he said he had helped to nurture in his council area and the state in general.
“Politics is all about interest, trust and respect for one another, butI have never seen any of this till date, and am also not sure of it, even if there tomorrow”, he stated.
According to him, “Moreover, the party that is known today as APC was brought to Esan South East by me and over 90 percent of my supporters are APC members till date. So, it is difficult for me to leave the house that I built; considering also that this administration didn’t recognise my leadership role”.
Ikpea however said that he would always be available to provide support to the government whenever called upon to do so.
Ikpea’s resignation brought to three, the number of commissioners that have left the cabinet. The first two commissioner to resign are Paul Ohonbamu, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation and Ms. Omua Oni-Okpaku, Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability.
