Edo 2020: PDP Youths, Women kick against waiver for Obaseki

The Youth and Women wing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo chapter has kicked against the waiver granted to Governor Godwin Obaseki by the national leadership of the party.

The waiver was to enable the governor who just defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state into the main opposition PDP on Friday to contest in the party’s primary scheduled for Tuesday.

The youths under the auspices of PDP Youths for Justice stated their opposition in a press statement made available to newsmen in Benin.

The coordinator of the youth group, Musa Kadiri, warned the party leadership to reward loyalty instead of looking for opportunities.

Kadiri said the three aspirants; Ken Imasuagbon, Gideon Ikhine and Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, besides Obaseki, were capable of defeating any candidate the APC would present. He stated that the PDP might witness implosion if Obaseki was given the ticket on a platter of gold.

“We, the youths on the ground in Edo know that the PDP has positioned itself to win the forthcoming gubernatorial election.

“We do not need Obaseki who is chased out of the APC based on questionable credentials.”

Similarly, the women wing of the party in Egor Local Government led by Mrs Imuwahen Osasu, said the Edo PDP did not need Obaseki.

They noted that the Edo governorship election slated for Sept. 19, provided another opportunity to reward those that have been loyal to the party for over 12 years that the party has been out of power in the state.