itemprop=description content=Ahead of the forthcoming 2024 governorship election in Edo State, there appears to be a crack within the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ahead of the forthcoming 2024 governorship election in Edo State, there appears to be a crack within the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party .
Interestingly, pundits say the PDP was one big and formidable family before Governor Obaseki decamped from the All Progressives Congress during the 2020 governorship election in the state. Happily, the PDP gave Obaseki the party ticket and he insisted that he must contest with his deputy and also retain his SSG. Desirous of winning the election, all Obaseki's requests were accepted by the party both at the national and state levels.
But the other group that received Obaseki alleged that they had been alienated from governance as none of the old PDP members were in the newly formed cabinet.The crisis snowballed into the division of the state executive with Governor Obaseki having some members, including the party chairman Dr Tony Azeigbemi, to his side while others including the secretary pitched tent with Chief Orbih.
"When Obaseki wanted the leadership to endorse him as our candidate in 2020, he travelled to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Asaba several times to seek support. He visited the National Vice Chairman, Chief Dan Orbih, at home in Benin to seek his support. "The foundation for this crisis was laid when, against rational reasoning, the Governor was allowed to run on the PDP platform along with his deputy. If a real harmonization was done at the time and a deputy picked from the legacy group, we wouldn't have this implosion today.
On his part, Onolememhe said he decided to resign after carefully analysing the protracted conflict in the party and consulting with relevant stakeholders from his immediate constituency, friends, political allies and family. Surprisingly, the governor and his deputy Comrade Shaibu who always referred to themselves as senior and junior brothers engaged in successor battle over Shaibu's ambition to contest the 2024 governorship election and succeed Obaseki.
While predicting that the PDP will emerge stronger, he said that for the 2024 election, the Legacy Group will nominate the governorship and deputy governorship candidate of the PDP.
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