When Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, announced his
defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, members o f the
party hailed him, expressing confidence that “his good works will continue”.
On his part, the governor told those he met at the PDP
secretariat in Benin, the state capital, that “the energy I see here is the
kind of energy I require to take Edo to the next level.”
Obaseki and his new party are now focused on ending the
12-year dominance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, making all
south-south states to be under the control of PDP.
But six months ago, the PDP saw nothing good in Obaseki.
While addressing a news conference in Benin on November 19, 2019, Dan Orbih,
chairman of the PDP in the state, had said Obaseki failed to offer leadership
to make the people enjoy the dividends of democracy.
He said the crisis rocking the APC had become a distraction
for the governor, preventing him from offering meaningful governance.
Orbih had alleged that Obaseki had only brought agony and
deprivation to the populace, denying them the benefits expected from democracy.
“It is obvious that the APC has nothing to offer to the
people of Edo State. As at today, Edo State is the only state where only a few
elected members of the state assembly are sitting. More so, the governor has
not delivered on the 200,000 jobs he promised youths in Edo State,” he had
said.
“Our roads are begging for attention. There is worsening
insecurity, in spite of the huge amount of security vote he withdraws monthly.
He should, henceforth, commence the support of security agencies in the state
for efficiency and if he cannot, he should stop withdrawing or collecting
security votes.”
“The APC promised better days for Edo State and more than 11
years after the people have nothing to show for the promise. Edo people should
remain resolute and committed in effecting a change in government come 2020.
The governor owes it a duty to account for every action of his in the state.”
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