Thousands of All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Edo State in one of the state’s largest communities, Urhonigbe, in Orhionmwon Local Government Area (LGA) at the weekend, switched allegiance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The leaders and members of the APC in Urhonigbe South, ward 8, dumped the party, endorsing the second term aspiration of the state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comr. Philip Shaibu.

Leader of the APC, Dr Mrs Nosakhare Aladeselu, and the President of Face2Face Campaign for Obaseki, Mr Etinosa Odiase, who led the decamping APC members, said it became necessary to follow Governor Obaseki to the PDP owing to the fact that they want to continually be part of the governors’ achievements.

According to Aladeselu: “We cannot leave Obaseki with what he has done for us as a community; just look at our rubber estate, he has revived it within his first three years in office. Commercial activities are gradually coming back to Urhonigbe; there is work for our teaming youth; no space for idleness anymore.”

Also, Odiase said he decided to lead thousands of his supporters to the PDP to support the governor because of his developmental agenda for the larger Edo people against the few individuals who continue to strive for personal benefits rather than the good of the larger majority of the people.

“You can see what good governance can do for people. I have led thousands of my supporters to join the governor in the PDP. We are not fighting for stomach infrastructure but the dividends of democracy that will lead to a better Edo State; anywhere Obaseki goes, we will go”, he added.

Earlier, the LGA party chairman, Prince Stanley Iduose, while presenting the umbrella to the decamping APC members, welcomed them to the new party, urging them not to relent in their quest for good governance.

SaintBeehot:
irrelevant decampers

Roundpeg:

Or more like same music, same dancers, different dance hall.

Trumpcard05:
It’s open season for all intrigues in politics. The people shall carry d day in the end. Victory for the people

Dansuqi:


Op,you are mischievous and are trying to deceive or mislead the gullible.this is actually not a defection,it is a mere formality or obaseki supporters going back to apc.I was thinking I'll see core apc people defecting but they are people that have been supporting obaseki in apc ever since but refused to defect like anslem ojezua.them defecting is like the defection of the speaker.it is not news worthy.obaseki has failed

Trumpcard05:


My friend they are APC members nonetheless decamping to PDP and that’s what the article says. What’s so hard for u to comprehend there?? And why are u picking bones with me, the news article is duly published with a verified link. Pls run along if u can’t read and comprehend & stop coming to disgrace yourself as another product of Nigeria’ failing educational system in public.

Dansuqi:


Op,you are mischievous and are trying to deceive or mislead the gullible.this is actually not a defection,it is a mere formality or obaseki supporters going back to apc.I was thinking I'll see core apc people defecting but they are people that have been supporting obaseki in apc ever since but refused to defect like anslem ojezua.them defecting is like the defection of the speaker.it is not news worthy.obaseki has failed

Ojezua and Co are just sitting on the fence now, Because they Saw The Dollars flashed by Ganduje the ize iyamu campaign leader, and wouldn't want to miss out,