The National Vice Chairman South South of the Peoples Democratic (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has claimed that the misrule of former governor Godwin Obaseki destroyed the party.
In his reaction to the defection of of the Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Blessing Agbebaku, two assembly members, as well as other notable party members, Orbih also blamed the acting national chairman of the party, Umar Damagum for the spate of defection in the state.
According to Orbih, the woes of the party in the state started after Obaseki’s misrule, adding that the aftermath of Obaseki’s governorship might annihilate PDP in Edo.
“We anticipated this, because we told the then national chairman Umaru Damagun and his people that giving Obaseki the right to determine who becomes the party’s candidate in the September 21, 2024 governorship election is like building the party on a sinking sad.
“But, they didn’t listen to us and today, the self acclaimed leadership of the Edo PDP (Obaseki) has brought this unprecedented disaster to the PDP family in the state,” Orbih said.
He noted that efforts are in place to rescue the party from the political extinction Obaseki has placed it in.
He said, “What we have been trying to do is to reach out to aggrieved members who are even more angry now, knowing the extent of damage the former governor did the party and in state.”
He appealed to other members to join in the process of rebuilding the party in the state but, “It may take a very long time and it required commitment and dedication to achieve it”.
