PDP is a Dead Party – Oshiomole Speaks Ahead of Edo Governorship Election

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole said the engine of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead.
He was referring to the party’s bid to reclaim the state in the September 10 governorship election.

He said this yesterday during a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benin, the state capital.


Oshiomhole said absence of PDP governors at the flag-off of the campaign of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu was indication that the party had rejected its flag-bearer.

“The campaign of the PDP, for the forthcoming governorship election in the state, is dead on arrival. Whether you like it or not, the PDP engine is dead on arrival.

“The early morning signals are clear. For the first time since 1999, a candidate was presented to the people of Edo State for the most important single job and the key pillars were there fastened to their chairs and their tables; none of them could stand on their feet to say one word.”

The governor said unlike the PDP, which did not enjoy leadership support; the chairman APC and some governors would attend the launch of the campaign of Godwin Obaseki, the ruling party’s candidate for the election.