{"id":135722,"date":"2023-12-30T13:53:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T13:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/30\/why-ive-been-absent-from-public-space-obahiagbon\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T13:53:10","slug":"why-ive-been-absent-from-public-space-obahiagbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/30\/why-ive-been-absent-from-public-space-obahiagbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I\u2019ve Been Absent From Public Space \u2013 Obahiagbon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-155768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/obahiagbon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"287\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Former House of Representatives member, Patrick Obahiagbon, has disclosed reasons for his absence from the public arena lately.<\/p>\n<p>He however attributed it to two crucial factors rooted in his observations during the previous administration.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Channels Television on Friday, Obahiagbon expressed a sense of disillusionment with what he perceived as the ineffectiveness of critical engagement with the past government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am absent from the public space for fundamental reasons. One, in the last eight years, I came to a conclusion that the more you engaged in any genuine critical discussion with the last government, the more President Buhari remained ossified. For me, my brother, I don\u2019t engage in political soliloquy, I will not engage in political soliloquy to a man who was not ready to listen to the people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Court Extends Interim Order Barring Action Against 27 Defecting Rivers Lawmakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second reason is I came to a realization from my studies that the only business of man on earth is the progressive evolution of himself. When we had a president that was not listening to anybody, I decided to excuse myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obahiagbon also shared his prediction for the upcoming Edo governorship election, anticipating a fierce battle between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn most states, including Edo State, I predict today that the governorship election coming up in Edo is going to be largely contested between the APC and PDP; the Labour Party will not have any significant showing in Edo State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I predict that this election is for the APC. 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