Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after his recent resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He was received by the leadership of the party led by the state Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Tony Aziegbemi.
Governor Obaseki made the announcement on Friday at the Party’s Secretariat in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Using his verified Twitter handle, he wrote, “I have officially joined the @OfficialPDPNig to advance my ambition to seek re-election as Governor of Edo State.
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“I, as always, remain committed to engendering good governance and sustainable development of our dear state.”
In the same vein, PDP announced the defection of the Governor through 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.”
The Next Edition reports that since his disqualification by the screening committee of the APC from the party’s primary election, Obaseki had been meeting with party leaders in the PDP to perfect his defection plan including the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Tambuwal, National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, among others.
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the governorship election in the state is slated for September 19, 2020.
