A governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state, Engr. Gideon Ikhine, has stepped down for Governor Godwin Obaseki.
Ikhine made this known during a rally at his campaign office on Monday in Benin City, the state capital.
Speaking to his supporters, Ihkine said he will be supporting the governor for a second term and urged his followers to support the re-election of the incumbent governor.
The PDP chieftain noted that his decision to step down was to allow the governor to consolidate on his developmental strides in Edo State.
He said: “Governor Godwin Obaseki is a prayer-answered for the PDP. We might have a common vision but the means of achieving them may be at variance but God has brought them to reality.”
Reacting to the development, Governor Obaseki reassured that his administration will continue to prioritise the welfare and wellbeing of all Edo people.
He said: “PDP is Edo and Edo is PDP. Together, we shall bring Edo to where God has destined it to be.
“Governance has to be about the people, not about a few individuals. It has to be about translating the norm and the new value where we say white is white and black is black. We have to rebuild our great party; if PDP were not in the State, l may not have switched to PDP.
“Today is the beginning of a new dawn in our party. What we are doing is a merger. What one person was doing before, two persons will now be doing the same thing. The victory will be for us all.
“Therefore, everyone must have space in the party. We want to build a party that is fair and democratic, where every group in Edo State will see that there is something at the party. I want to build a party that is based on fairness, equity and justice.”
