The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has come out to say he is not under pressure from party leaders to accept defeat.

He revealed this via a recent statement by his Director of Communication and Media, John Mayaki.

According to him, the clip that went viral where he was calling on Governor Godwin Obaseki to come back to the APC is a scam and the media should desist from speculative reports.

He added that he is still studying the result and consulting widely on his next line of action.

His words, “I was shocked this morning when I saw reports saying I begged Obaseki to return to APC after the election. While immediately responding to it, another one emerged. I will restate that I never begged him to return after the election. I deliberately did not reply when I saw all that rumour on social media with people tagging me in them.”

“Now I saw another report in the media stating that APC leaders are mounting pressure on me to accept defeat. In all fairness to the National leadership of my party, they never mounted any pressure on me. So I wonder where their source got information from. The public reposes a lot of trust in the media for authentic information. What happens when this trust is betrayed?”

“I already tweeted that I am studying the result and consulting widely on my next line of action. Speculative reporting must be condemned. When I make up my mind, I will let my supporters know. For now, patience is what I implore. Not violence, not anger will help us now. Dignity will manifest in how we bounce back from this minor setback.”