1,000 members of ACN and CPC defect to PDP in Edo state

BENIN-no fewer than 1,000 members of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and Congress of Progressive Change, CPC, including a former speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. David Iyoha, weekend, dumped thier parties for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.  State Chairman of PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, who received the decampees at a well-attended rally in Benin City, carpeted the ACN-led government in the state over what he described as its "insensitivity" to the plight of the people by alleged "over-taxation and increased school fees" adding that the party will reduce school fees if voted into power next year.  Some of the party leaders at the rally were former chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Rowland Owie, Senator Odion Ugbesia, Paschal Ugbome, Matthew Urhoghide and Bisi Idaomi. Others include three governorship aspirants of the party, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, Gen. Charles Airhiavbere(rtd.) and Mr. Jacob Idinye.   Orbih said: "The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, recently listed states that are broke and Edo state was one of them. After one year of Oshiomhole's government, we came out to tell our people that the state is heavily indebted. CBN's Governor had confirmed our position.  "This state had generated more money than any government internally and also received more from the Federation Account more than past government. So why are we broke?"  "Today, the state is heavily indebted because we had borrowed so much. The situation in Edo State must be redeemed. By 2012, we will have a PDP government in the state Government House. There is recklessness in the management of our resources.   "When he came into office, he promised employment for 10,000. But today the reverse is the case. Three years into ACN government, no project had been commissioned. Things must change come 2012 in this state."

www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/1000-acn-cpc-members-join-pdp-in-edo/

What did lucky igbinedion achieve under pdp for 8 years ?

Bunch of clowns. Osamede Adun alone left PDP to ACN with over ten thousand members. The stronghold of Anenih has since been broken. When they fail, they will be compensated with ministerial office. Not a bad deal eh.

PDP are wasting thier time. In Edo state, come 2012, Oshiomhole will remain the governor!

PDP will not win more than 3 local governments in that election all of which will be in Edo Central.

PDP will get a heavy beating in the Election 'cos Edo State citizens have seen what the state would have been like if PDP had not wasted 8 years of the state's resources on 'peppersouping and big stouting'.

If the last general election is anything to go by, then PDP should stop wasting thier money on newspaper politicks and begin to beg Edos for forgivness while they return as much as they looted from Edo's treasury!

Need I say that the story of Ex-senator Daisey Danjuma who contested the Edo south Senatorial district, despite spending huge sums which some estimated at nearly N500million was given the worst electoral defeat of her polictical career is a pointer to what PDP should expect come July 2012.

What I know about ACN in Edo is that have the structure that can match that of the PDP like for like and slightly better!

Wait until Ken Imasuegbon defects to ACN  before you know PDP in Edo State is a dying sheep!

I think it is also worth commending that despite His relection coming up, He, Oshiomhole is still working to complete much of his prpjects and programmes and not campaigning unlike what we witness or are already witnessing in some states by the sitting state governors.

I read not too long ago, that He instructed that no government official should start any campaign for him but rather they should focus on completing the projects at hand and not be distracted by His re-election bid.

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What did lucky igbinedion achieve under pdp for 8 years ?

that is politics, and beside Lucky Igbinedion is not contesting.

Who cares?
The state that keeps replacing one UGLY Moda Foka with another.
The next one is gonna be just as UGLY.
Sheeeeeeeeeeesh!
Never in my life have I encountered such large number of uglinessES on 2 legs in any given location , such as this Edo state of a place. Kai!
Thank God for a true One Nigeria constitution!

See Igbinedion, see Oshiomole.
Good GAd!

BootyOnMe:

Who cares?
The state that keeps replacing one UGLY Moda Foka with another.
The next one is gonna be just as UGLY.
Sheeeeeeeeeeesh!
Never in my life have I encountered such large number of uglinessES on 2 legs in any given location , such as this Edo state of a place. Kai!
Thank God for a true One Nigeria constitution!

See Igbinedion, see Oshiomole.
Good GAd!

haba! Does it matter? Na wa o!

Torch1:

haba! Does it matter? Na wa o!

When an ignorant person speaks you ignore them. Common sense should tell physical appearance has no correlation with performance. ♚

This punk a sses are just playing politics, they are all the same including oshiomhole. Who do you think sponsored oshiomhole's campaign? (lucky igbinedion and ize iyamu) The secret of an owl must not be known in the daylight. Dont get carried away by what you see. Edo state is seriously in debt and the porject he has and not completed can not measure up the amount of billions that man has gotten. Its only those who are completely ignorant of what is going on will disagree. Look before you leep.