BENIN CITY – GOVERNORS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the
aegis of the Progressives Governors Forum, Saturday at the flagging off
of the governorship campaign of the candidate of the party in the
September 10 governorship election in Edo state, Mr Godwin Obaseki,
declared that the peoples power are behind President Muhammadu Buhari,
saying that Nigerians would resist any attempt to impeach the President.
Meanwhile
over two thousand members of the PDP in the state led by a veteran
politician and one of the founding fathers of the PDP in the state,
Chief Samson Esemuede openly defected to the APC yesterday, declaring
their support for the candidate of the party, Mr Obaseki.
National
chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, who handed over to
Obaseki and his running mate, Philip Shuaibu, the APC flag described
Obaseki as a hardworking and focused young man “who will make us proud
after Oshiomhole”. The Director General of the Obaseki campaign
organization, Osarodion Ogie said Obaseki is “a good product for Edo
people and that is why Edo people are behind him”.
The flag-off
ceremony was quite colourful as the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, venue of
the exercise was filed to capacity while about twelve governors of the
APC, led by the chairman of the Progressives Governor’s Forum and
governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.
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