National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih has described the ward congresses that held in Edo state as a Nollywood movie.
Orbih said this while addressing the nine aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who complained about the fraudulent nature of the exercise that held on Sunday, February 5th.
ThisNigeria reported that the delegates, who were spoken for by Anslem Ojezua, had lamented that they were shut out of the exercise by the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah.
Mbah had replaced Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, who declined his appointment by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to chair the committee that will oversee the process.
Ojezua disclosed that the list of monitoring officers for the exercise had been tampered with by the inclusion of prominent Edo Government officials, describing it as illegal and unfair.
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However, Orbih, while speaking to the affected aspirants at his residence on Monday, assured them that a stranger will never become the PDP flagbearer for the 2024 Edo guber election.
He also berated Mbah for participating in what he described as a “show of shame”.
Orbih said “Let me start by commending the Aspirants who standing tall in the face of intimidation and harassment to defend the interest of our members across the 192 wards of Edo.
“I salute your courage, I salute your commitment. We appreciate you all. Your struggle and effort is not personal but for our collective interest and dream of a better Edo state.
“What took place Yesterday, was Obaseki’s 3 ad-hoc delegate election and not PDP. I have listened to the position of the Aspirants who disassociated themselves from yesterday show of shame purportedly supervised by the Governor of Enugu who flew into Benin and left after visit his to govt house and visit to George Idah collation centre with Obaseki for television records.
“Let me join all of you to condemn and reject the shameless show of yesterday. I am happy the aspirants are taking steps to set aside the sad Nollywood event of yesterday. Be assured that like Liverpool fans, you will never walk alone.
“I appeal to all party faithfuls to remain calm. I will once again declare that Edo PDP will not support a stranger for the 2024 Guber election. They are writing all sorts in the social media, but like they say a ripe fruit attracts stones and arrows. We shall overcome.”
