Raymond Dokpesi, a chieftain of
the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state, says he has no immediate plan
to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Dokpesi, who is also the
proprietor of the African Independent Television, AIT, disclosed this while
addressing party faithful in Agenebode, Estako east local government area of
the state on Tuesday.
He said those who left the party
alongside Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the party in 2016, did so
for selfish reasons.
“There has been a number of
defection from the party. People who were said to have gone with Ize-Iyamu. In
reality, only those people who were after their personal interests have
defected to the APC,” he said.
“Majority of the people are still
in PDP. It is most unfortunate to say that I have left for APC. I came down to
reassure the people that there is no iota of truth in the story that I left the
PDP. I am fully in the PDP. There is nothing that will attract me to the APC.
“I don’t think that membership of
a party is based on what people want but on certain well principles and views
about how a society should be governed, or managed and how to bring about
development and progress to the people generally.
“I have not seen those values in
the APC. I have no cause to go to APC for now. Ize-Iyamu was the PDP candidate
in 2016. There are other younger, brilliant people in the PDP. The leaders of
the PDP will look for the best candidate who will serve the interest of the
people. Ize-Iyamu’s departure will not affect the fortunes of PDP in future.”
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