Connect with us

News

Obaseki may leave PDP if he wants –Wike

Published

on

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday said that Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, who was recently re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if he intends to.

Mr Wike said although he will be disappointed if such happened because PDP “clothed” and “gave him an umbrella” when he was sacked by his party.

The governor made this known on Friday during a programme – Sunrise Daily, on Channels TV.

Obaseki defected from the APC to the PDP in June 2020 at the height of the battle with his predecessor and former National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomole.

He contested on the platform of the PDP in the September 19 governorship election and won.

Read also: God used Wike for my re-election – Obaseki

During the interview, Governor Wike who led the PDP campaign council for the Edo State governorship election was queried if he foresees Obaseki’s defection, he said “I don’t want to discuss something that is not going to be possible. However, assuming it happens, so what? That is politics.

“If the governor believes that the PDP is no longer a party for him to actualise his vision and his mission, there is nothing wrong but I don’t believe that it is going to happen because the governor has consistently told us that there is no way he will leave the PDP. If he leaves the PDP, people in Edo State will not be happy.

He added that “And he is somebody I have that trust in that he will not leave the party. This is a party that clothed him. This is a party that when it was raining, gave him an umbrella.”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now