Adams Oshiomhole’s aide, Idubor, others move to PDP

An aide to Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole,  Mr Agharese Idubor, on Wednesday led at least, 150 members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in the state to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He is Oshiomhole's Executive Director on Protocol Matters. Reports has it that the defecting members of APC are from Ward 7 in the Egor Local Government Area in the south Senatorial district of Edo State.

Speaking on behalf of the defecting members, Mr Agharese Idubor said their decision to return to the PDP was borne out of the alleged political betrayal of the leadership of All Progressive Congress in the state at the ward congress in the state on Tuesday, saying that leadership positions should be attained through party's democratic election and not by imposition "as was witnessed by APC members on Tuesday.''

He argued that the roles played by the leaders of the party in the state in the just-concluded ward congress negated the principle of the one-man-one vote'' policy of the party. "Leadership and governance were not about the acquisition of powers to oppress others "but to be used to better the lots of citizenry through people-oriented policies.''

He declared his loyalty  and that of the new members to the leadership structure of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  in the state, confirming that they were impressed and pleased with the existing internal democracy of the party in the state and promises to work and ensure the party's victory in the 2015 general elections and state governorship election in 2016.

Welcoming the New Decampees, Chairman of the PDP in Edo, Chief Dan Orbih, said that their resolve to join the PDP was apt in view of the "APC's shameful ward congress.''