The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odegie-Oyegun, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead following the defection of members of the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Vanguard reports that Oyegun made this comment when he received more than 3,000 PDP leaders into the APC in Oredo Local Government Area in Edo State. Some of the top PDP members who defected to the APC include Mr. Ebima Ogbeide, Tony Anileh, Madam Goldenpenny, Pius Izemwingie, Ikponmwonsa Usiobafoh, Mrs. Vero Aguebor, Wilfred Enabulele, secretary ward 5, and Mr. Ebima Ogbeide.
The chairman of the APC said that the party was still ready to accommodate as many PDP members who were interested in leaving. “Massive development has already started in the state, and we welcome people who have the interest of the state and are progressive minded to join to continue with this development. Looking at the calibre of leaders defecting, I laugh when I see PDP boast of winning. Honestly, they are dead and buried in Edo.” Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State also said that the PDP was irrelevant in the state and it was impossible for the party to win. He said: “The defection of Dennis Evbuomwan, the Oredo PDP leader, marked the end of the party in the state. For me, the coming of Evbuomwan, and other leaders of the PDP in Oredo, along with their unit leaders means they are here with a complete story. The unit heads are the real people in the field. A few weeks ago, Alhaji Abubakar Momoh led members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the PDP. Momoh who was the senatorial candidate of SDP in the last general election in Edo North led members and supporters to resign en-masse from the party to join the PDP at a campaign rally held at Royal block Courtyard at Auchi in Etsako West local government area of the state. “We decided to join the PDP because it has a candidate that will help Edo State get out of where it is today which is not comfortable. That candidate is a person who I believe will help to move Edo forward.” .Naij.com
