Edo PDP Mocks APC Over Crisis Denies N6 Billion Offer From Obaseki

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Wednesday took a jab at the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC saying that it is only in the APC that a national chairman, state chairman and secretary could be suspended in one day.

Reacting to the allegation by one of the factions of the APC that Governor Godwin Obaseki offered N6 billion to the PDP to enable him defect, the PDP rubbished the claim saying a disorganized party like the APC should not be allowed to govern the state.

State Chairman of the PDP Chief Dan Orbih who spoke to reporters in Benin also used the opportunity to assert that the party would not miss its immediate past governorship candidate, Pastor Osaze Ize-Iyamu upon assertions that he was leaving the party.

On the claim that the PDP was offered N6 billion by the governor, Orbih said:

“Governor Obaseki has no business giving anybody money to join the PDP. If he has six billion Naira to join PDP, I will advise him to spend that money to address the problems of the state.”

“We don’t need any money from anybody to join our party. Our party is open to all those who are interested in joining us as members including Governor Obaseki. I know very well that the problems facing his government is that they don’t have a proper party structure. I see APC as a disorganised party in Edo State.

“We have heard that they have suspended the state chairman, Barrister Ojezua and another report said that the new chairman, Col David Imoise was not properly elected. The truth is that you cannot put the state in the hands of people who cannot manage themselves.”

On Pastor Ize-Iyamu’s imminent exit, he said:

“I have with me here, party chairmen from all the eighteen Local Government Areas in the state. No one has been suspended. The exit of anyone can not affect the fortune of PDP in Edo State.

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