EDO State Deputy Governor, Godwins Omobayo has received no fewer than 500 defectors from the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, and Labour Party, LP, in his Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, which he said will boost the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, in the September 21 governorship election.
Receiving the defectors mostly from Ward 5 of the local council, Omobayo, who was supported by the member representing Akoko-Edo I in the state House of Assembly, Yekini Idaiye; Chairman of the council, Tajudeen Alade, and other leaders stated that the PDP has become the beautiful pride of Edo people due to the remarkable achievements recorded by the administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the last seven and half years.
Omobayo affirmed that “Akoko-Edo is a PDP stronghold and the formidable pair of the PDP candidate, lghodalo and his running mate, Osarodion Ogie, has become an attraction to well-meaning citizens and residents of the state, they are the symbol of continuity and consolidation of the Obaseki-led administration.
Speaking on behalf of the defectors, former APC leader of Ward 5, Dangbala, Ibrahim Lamidi, Labour Party leaders in the ward, Matthias Igodifo and Ojeh Ojishua, described the PDP as the only party that would deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of Dangbala and Edo State at large. They promised to deliver the ward to PDP, adding that it was the only way to appreciate Governor Obaseki for his good works and visionary leadership.