Following this development,
campaigns and politicking in the states are gathering momentum particularly in
Edo state where defection to the ruling party in the state has never ceased.
Recently, a good number of defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP defected
to the All Progressive Congress APC.
As gathered, most of the
defectors were from Etsako Central Local Government following the crisis surrounding
the PDP chairman who hails from the area.
Commenting on the defection
in Benin City, John Akhigbe, who is a chieftain of the APC in the state expressed
his optimism that more defectors to APC are on the way adding that the good performances
of the present APC state government overwhelmingly speak volume and therefore
provided a good platform for taking a right decision which he said, is to join
and support the winning team.
He eulogized the
administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole who is serving out his second term,
and therefore vowed that the state cannot be allowed to go back to square one
into the hands of politicians whose only aim are to amass wealth to themselves
and their associates at the detriment of the citizenry.
“Some
of the defectors discovered they were in darkness and when light comes they
have to leave and they found what the Comrade Governor is doing, things that
they were told was never possible are now possible and they are happy. Many of
us are happy; the leader of that group is one person PDP relies on to deliver
Etsako for them but because of the step he has taken, I can tell you that
between now and the next few weeks, more will defect,’’ Akhigbe said.
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