Orbih speaks on Edo PDP crisis at factional congress

By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin City

The situation wrong the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful Edo State deepened connected Sunday arsenic the faction loyal to the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), Chief Dan Orbih, held its authorities legislature wherever Nosa Ogieva emerged arsenic the caller authorities chairman.

Ogieva and 13 different members of the authorities enforcement were sworn successful astatine the event. While 11 members were returned unopposed, Tony Aziegbemi, Henry Tenebe, and Victor Enoghama contested for the positions of Chairman, Secretary, and Deputy State Chairman, respectively. A full of 576 delegates from the 192 wards participated successful the congress.

In his remarks, Chief Dan Orbih urged delegates to elite credible leaders susceptible of rebuilding and revitalising the PDP successful the state.

He said the result of caller by-elections reflected the request for renewed unity and enactment wrong the party, adding that the legislature was an accidental to reconstruct interior cohesion and fortify the PDP’s operation up of aboriginal elections.

Orbih besides dismissed an earlier connection issued by different faction advising members to boycott the congress, encouraging enactment faithful to stay focused connected the corporate extremity of rebuilding the PDP successful Edo State.

According to him, the legislature was a accidental to reposition the party, pull caller members, and fortify its antiauthoritarian ideals.

He called connected enactment members to enactment unneurotic to reconstruct bid and stableness wrong the PDP, emphasising the value of unity, discipline, and shared intent for aboriginal success.

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