Edo PDP Further Decimated As Okpebholo Receives Prominent Members, Assures Equal Opportunities

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Beleaguered opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday suffered further haemorrhage as several of its prominent members in Edo North senatorial district of Edo State abandoned it for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Governor Monday Okpebholo, who gleefully welcomed them into the APC at a mega rally held at the Auchi Open Field in Etsako West Local Government Area, thanked the new members for their decision, and assured them of equal opportunities within the party.

He emphasised that the APC remained a united family focused on transforming Edo State.
Reaffirming his administration’s commitment to sustained development and improved living standards for the people of the state, the governor boasted that his government had made visible progress within a short period, despite limited resources, adding that the SHINE Agenda was already yielding results across key sectors.

Governor Okpebholo said, “I thank those who have joined us today. By the time our 2.5 million votes are delivered, no one will challenge it. Edo has shown that government resources can be used to develop the state for the benefit of the people,”
The state chairman of the party, Jarrett Tenebe, described the decision of the defectors as a boost to the party’s growing strength in Edo.

Tenebe also used the occasion to reaffirm the endorsement of Senator Adams Oshiomhole as the sole candidate for Edo North Senatorial District in the party’s forthcoming primary election, a pronouncement that was unanimously supported by party faithful through a voice vote.

Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Benedicta Attoh described their move as a “homecoming,” noting that many of them were original members of the APC.
Attoh said, “We are not defecting; we are returning home. Even the Bible speaks of the prodigal son who left but later realised there was no better place than his foundation, and returned,”
Edo North party leaders and other stakeholders were present to formally receive the defectors, notably Attoh, and a former Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) member, Sylvester Eruaga, alongside several members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who described the APC as a beacon of hope.