Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu’s Exit Will Not Affect Us – Orbih

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Against the background of the preeminence given Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on his return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2016 governorship election, Chief Dan Orbih has called for a review of the waiver clause to check politicians using and dumping the party.

Orbih, chairman of the Edo State chapter of the PDP spoke at an enlarged caucus meeting of the party where he affirmed the party would win the next governorship election in the state without Ize-Iyamu.

Ize-Iyamu, the party’s governorship candidate in 2016 formally defected to the APC, his former party earlier this week.

“This idea of giving priority to them and allowing them take positions preeminent over those who have been in the party is an issue we need to have to look at so that we don’t have to run a party where people will feel, see the party from the perspective of using it as a platform for contesting election and once they are unable to win their election, they will look elsewhere to shop for another platform to contest for election.”

“But if we revisit this issue of waiver, it means for every person who is interested in contesting under the platform of our party, you must stay for a minimum period of time before you will be considered qualified to contest. I think that again will take care of party loyalty; people should not just leave the party and come back to the party and you give them elective ticket. We should start looking at it. Before Ize-Iyamu joined the PDP, the party was strong and united. His exit has not affected us as a party.”

“It is unfortunate that when people want to leave the party, they don’t say anything good about the party again. If we have any apologies we must apologise for the way and manner the party has accepted in the past those who destroyed the party, who would come back to the party and who we would accept and give all opportunities to excel. It is unfortunate they criticise all things in the party. If the party were as bad as they want to make it look, they would not have come back to the party.”

“The next EXCO will learn from our own experience. The party for some reasons removed certain clauses from our constitution. I will fight for the issue of waiver to be revisited. It is about the party. Let the past experience guide the next executive.”

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