PDP chairman, executives decamp to APC in Edo
council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Monday, decamped to the All Progressives Congress
in Ukpato Ward, Orhiomwon Local Government Area
of Edo State.
Receiving the PDP decampees at the Government
House, the State Governor, Comrade Adams
Oshiomhole said the exit of the executives has
further reduced decimated the PDP in the state.
He said: "your journey is coming at a very strategic
period. When the PDP postponed the elections, they
wanted to buy time but as they buy time, they are
losing people and as they lose people and they are
losing more votes.
"I believe that God has a purpose for touching
everybody's heart who have joined the movement for
change because people like you who live in the rural
areas know much more than anyone else the pains of
poverty, the pains of the failure of the Nigeria State.
He said, "When we buy you a transformer, there is no
light. When light comes, the fees the community is
asked to pay is more than the entire income of the
community. Other than what the state government is
doing in Orhionmwon, there is no federal presence
in the community.
"The Federal Government has spent 52% of our
earnings on your behalf over the past 16 years and
you cannot show one thing they have done. We
haven't fixed all the problems but we have shown
that it is possible to begin to address the problems.
This is why in Orhionmwon we are building schools
besides the long road that we are doing from
Ugoneki to Urhonigbe, also we have done roads in
Igbanke and all the adjoining communities. We are
currently working on the road in Abudu and several
others.
"We have also done several red roof schools in
several communities, an industrial borehole at
Iguododo that will supply water to all the environs
just to say but a few. We haven't fixed all the
problems but every day we are doing something new,
connecting the people through networks of roads
from one community to another, supplying
transformers even though they may not enjoy it
because the federal government has not delivered
power and that is why we say unless we fix the head,
you will not enjoy the full benefit of it."
Governor Oshiomhole however assured the
defectors of equal privileges in the party adding that
they will not regret their actions and decision to join
forces with the All Progressives Congress.
Earlier, the leader of the defectors and Chairman,
Ukpato Ward, Mr. Vincent Awekhor on behalf of
other members of the executive applauded the
leadership style of the Comrade Governor and his
people oriented projects in all the nooks and
crannies of the state.
Mr. Awekhor said, "We have watched political
activities not only in the state but the federal and
have concluded that Nigerians need a change and the
change is coming from only one party which is the
APC and because we do not want to be left behind,
we have decided today to join the moving train that
will bring the desired change to Nigeria.
Other members of the executive who decamped
yesterday are Isaac Osa, Secretary; Osamwonui
Osifo, Assistant Secretary; Adudu Idemudia,
Organising Secretary; Kenneth Idemudia Assistant
Organising Secretary; Omorodion J, Youth Leader;
Efosa Ehigiamusoe, Treaurer; Jimoh Ibizugbe, ex-
officio; Osaro Assistant Treasurer; Geoffrey Erabor,
ex-officio; Mr. John Asenanya and Mr. Uzoima
Nwachukwu
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