11th May, 2014
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Sunday called on leading politicians who recently dumped All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo to join PDP.
Chief Dan Orbih, Chairman of Edo PDP, told the politicians at a meeting with PDP leadership that they were welcome into the PDP fold.
Orbih said PDP had been monitoring political developments in Edo and commended the former APC members for standing up to “executive tyranny”.
He said the action of the APC members had further reinforced and inspired his burning desire to bring change and attain internal democracy in the PDP.
“We are desirous of having you back as your interest is for the good of the people,” he said.
Responding, a former leader of APC, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, said that the meeting and visitation by the PDP leadership were unusual and historic.
Ize-Iyamu, who was the Vice Chairman, APC, South-South, commended the PDP chairman in Edo for keeping the party together despite the challenges it faced.
NAN reports that Ize-Iyamu and other leading members of APC resigned membership of the party on 4 May.
Their resignation followed the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo to cancel the party’s ward and local government congresses in the state, among other things.