Prominent members of the opposing political party, PDP, have been gradually defecting as the gubernatorial election campaign gathers momentum.
The People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has suffered yet another fatal blow with the exit of Mallam Balarable Saidu, the campaign Director of the governorship candidate of Edo state People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-iyamu who has pitched his tent with their bitter rivals, All Progressives Congress, Thisday reports.
The defection was perfected by the PDP chieftain at Edo North, Auchi during the flag-off of the party governorship campaign leading out hundreds of his followers.
He said that they decided to defect to APC after spending 10 years in PDP without any meaningful development in the senatorial zone. The PDP chieftain said their children and generations unborn will not forgive them if they failed to work with Comrade Adams Oshiomhole who worked assiduously to improve infrastructure like roads, schools and healthcare.
“My brothers and sisters from Edo North, I hereby stand before you people with over two thousand persons from the dying PDP to join our Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, so that more development can come our way. Today, Edo North is like small London. With our son, Hon. Philip Shaibu, joining Godwin Obaseki, heaven is our limit,” Saidu said.
Also speaking at the event, the All Progressives Congress candidate for the September 10 governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, promised to revamp the abandoned Agbede and Warrake Farms, saying: “They are part of my employment agenda”