The Governor of Edo State,Godwin Obaseki has formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP.This was announced by the State governor on Friday at PDP Secretariat in the State Capital,Benin city.
Obaseki also disclosed the information via his confirmed Twitter handle, the governor wrote, “I have officially joined the @OfficialPDPNig to advance my ambition to seek re-election as Governor of Edo State.
“I, as always, remain committed to engendering good governance and sustainable development of our dear state.”
As well, the PDP announced the defection on its verified Twitter handle, saying, “The Governor of Edo State, H. E. Governor Obaseki has defected to our great Party, the @OfficialPDPNig. The declaration was made this afternoon at the state Secretariat of our party in Benin city, Edo State. Power to the people.”
In the video that accompanied the tweet, Obaseki made his declaration to all Nigerians “within the state and across the country to become a member of PDP.”
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said, “The NWC of the party has postponed the Edo State governorship primary election earlier scheduled for Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2020, to a new date of Tuesday, June 23, 2020. This decision is predicated on the exigencies of party activities.”
The Governor who was a former member of the counterpart Party,All Progressive Party,APC,was disqualified for the Party gubernatorial primaries election and vowed not to appeal.
By Dung Donald Malou