The Deputy Director General, Edo State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Godwin Obaseki in 2020, Engr. Gideon Ikhine has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress.
He also stated he had the vision of leading the state and the people out of obscurity, noting that having worked for the APC in the last election and ushered in the Presidency of Bola Tinubu, it would be wrong to continue to stay in the PDP.
He debunked the claim that he collected 1m dollars to step down for Obaseki in 2019, noting that he supported the governor based on his conviction that Obaseki had a good programme for the state. He also noted that he did not leave the party because of insinuations that the ticket had been zoned to Edo South.
He said, “The impasse in the PDP was a major factor for my exit because I don’t feel I can realise my ambition in the state with the Obaseki and the legacy group still at loggerheads. I am taking 30 per cent of the membership of the PDP with me to APC. “I also worked with the APC in the last election because of some injustice and anomaly that was perpetuated in Esan in the last election. So, going to APC was logical for me,” he added.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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