Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, defects to PDP

Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has officially perfected his circumstantial defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governor, who dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, picked up his PDP membership card at the party’s secretariat in Benin City, the state capital Friday.

Shortly after his resignation from the APC, Obaseki visited Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Chief Udom Emmanuel.

This comes a week after he was disqualified by Screening Committee of APC from contesting the party’s June 22 primaries to seek re-election in September 19 governorship poll in Edo State.

On Friday last week, the Screening Committee led by Professor Jonathan Ayuba submitted its report to the party’s leadership after it screened Governor Obaseki, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and four other aspirants.

The other aspirants include Dr Pius Odubu, Chris Ogiemwonyi, Osaro Obazee, and Matthew Iduoriyekemwen.

Details later…