Obaseki dares PDP NWC, supervised ratification of suspension on Orbih, others

By DADA AYOKHAI
Edo state governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki recently took a front seat at a  factional meeting of  some  Edo state PDP leaders in Benin   to ratified the suspension placed on Chief Dan orbih and  some other leaders of the party despite the nulification of the  suspension order by the national working committee of the party .

The presence of the governor Obaseki at the meeting according to observers is a demonstration  that  he is not only behind the suspension saga but also trying in a way to be the sole administrator of the party.

The motion for the ratification of the suspension was moved by Mike Nosa-Ehima, a leader of the PDP in Oredo Local Government Area, and was seconded by Sylvanus Eruaga, a leader of the party from Etsako West local government area.

   Nosa-Ehima said, “all those that have refused to allow the party to grow are being suspended in the interest of the PDP.
Earlier in the meeting, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said, “There are people who have continued to come and feed you with lies. That is the nature of their politics if there is no confusion they will not eat. 

   “Last year, when we joined you, we started a movement that has never happened in Edo before not even in our politics. If we go for election today, we will win by 85 per cent. It means we don’t have meaningful opposition and if this is the situation, we should not create opposition inside.

   “I will not leave PDP. I am the leader of PDP and by the grace of God I will lead PDP well. Any body that doesn’t want me to lead or want to accept my leadership will leave PDP for me. 

   “We are here to stay and invest in PDP. Am the governor to join PDP last and was made chairman of our e-registration process so why should I leave the party. We came to meet PDP as a solid Party the only true party in this country while others are special purpose vehicles for elections.


   “I said come let us Harmonise and the harmonization is to carry everybody along. We don’t need to lie in politics. Politics is a game of numbers. For one year I have been begging for us to Harmonise. Went round when we wanted to make appointment and the numbers of application, we have been almost same with the petition we received, it shows we have not harmonised.

   “I call all of you leaders of the party to come to build a solid Party. We won our election last year because of our cooperation. United we stand and divided we fall. We are in PDP now for over a year.


   “We can’t escape from harmonization if we want to go for National Convention. I have almost 300 to 400 Political appointment I want to make. 

   “People are greedy, politics is all about give and take. I appreciate PDP, we came we won we are not leaving PDP, will not accept any opposition within PDP, if you are not happy with my leadership you can leave us. Let’s all of us Harmonise some Local Government have done there own while some are still far behind. 

   “By this weekend, please complete the harmonization. I am here to assure you that there is something for everyone that have worked for us and continue to work for us. The important thing is for us to continue to grow our party”, He said .

   Leaders from Edo Central, Mrs Philomena Ihenyen and Johnson Abolagba from Edo north pledged their support for the governor and said they were against those frustrating the harmonisation plans in the party.

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