From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
The gubernatorial campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Edo State is receiving a boost as more stakeholders are expressing support for the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, ahead of the September 21 contest.
A member of the PDP, in Edo State, who pleaded anonymity told journalists, in Abuja, that in the last few days some members of the party hitherto opposed to Ighodalo have expressed support for him.
This is coming on the heels of the suspension of PDP National Vice Chairman ( South South) , Chief Dan Orbih by the National Working Committee ( NWC) for alleged anti-party activities, pending of investigation of allegations against him.
According to the party chief said “we cannot continue to work against our party in a crucial election. Those of our leaders who remain opposed to the party and the candidate are pursuing their personal interest. They are just fighting ego war and we can no longer be part of that.
“The original agreement was to support anybody that emerged as the candidate. When Asue Ighodalo emerged some of them were not happy. They did not give us any cogent reason other than they wanted the position. We agreed that we should make some demands and then support the candidate, but to our surprise despite all entreaties, they still remain adamant in working against the Party. They are just bitter forgetting that power belongs to God.
“So, we cannot continue to work against our Party. We are members of the PDP and we must remain loyal to our Party. The mark of a good partyman is that despite the issues, you must put aside personal interest and support the interest of your party. As members of Legacy group, if we are indeed true partymen, we must put aside every personal interest and support our candidate” .
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