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Crusoe Osagie, special adviser to the governor of Edo state on media and communication strategy, says Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the All Progressives Progress (APC), has demonstrated that he does not have the right temperament to govern Edo.

In a statement issued on Friday night, Osagie said the APC candidate conducted himself poorly during a debate organised by the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC).

He said Ize-Iyamu displayed a high level of arrogance when he refused to debate with Philip Shaibu, the deputy who governor, was asked to stand in for Obaseki.

“Governor Obaseki started the debate with the other participants, but notified the moderator of the programme that he would not be available for the whole session of the programme, as he needed to urgently attend to an important issue of state,” he said.

“One would have expected that the APC candidate who is aspiring to occupy the exalted seat of Governor of Edo State, would accept the honest excuse given by the governor and continue the debate with the deputy governor.

“But he exhibited his arrogance before a global audience and started throwing tantrums, behaviours unbefitting of someone campaigning to be the Governor of a state.

“Edo people know that Governor Obaseki has tremendous respect for Edo people as he has granted similar interviews on several platforms in the last two months, including those organized by individuals via online platforms.”