SAN FRANCISCO, August 23, (THEWILL) – Former Governor of Edo, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as an “evil party”, whose interest was not for the development of the state, but to share the resources among party leaders.
Osunbor made this known at a campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Iruekpen, Esan West Local Government Area, for the Sept. 10 governorship election in the state, declaring that such mentality of the party was reason for the defection of prominent sons and daughters of the state to the APC.
The former Governor, who defected to the APC at the 2015 general elections, further revealed that he was declared disloyal by the PDP for refusing to share the state’s resources to party leaders adding that PDP was a “sinking ship”.
“Evil people have hijacked the PDP; the party is a sinking ship, which is why I have told my people to act like the former president, Obasanjo, by tearing their PDP membership cards,” he declared.
“I have told them to join the party that is interested in their welfare and the overall development of the state.
“PDP has no interest in what becomes of the state and the people, but their pockets.
“This was why they said I was not loyal because I refused to share the money meant to develop the state while I was the governor. That was why they started fighting me.
“The PDP, whether at the local, state or federal level can’t do anything for us, it is only the APC that can make us a proud people through development.”
THEWILL gathered that about 70 members of the PDP also defected to the APC at the rally.
Story by David Oputah
