Edo: PDP, LP Lose Members To APC In Igueben

The All Progressive Congress (APC) yesterday received members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) members at Igueben, headquarter of Igueben local government area of Edo State.

Welcoming the decampees, the director general of the APC Campaign Council, Matthew Urhoghide, assured them of fair treatment saying all members are equal in the APC.

He said the APC candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will harken to the yearnings of the people.
On his part, coordinator of APC campaign council in Edo Central Senatorial District, Hon. Odianosen Okojie appealed to the decampees to come out emmase on September 21 to cast their vote for the APC.

Earlier, the APC Governorship Candidate, Monday Okpebholo, while addressing the party supporters at his home, Ujabhole in Uwesan, Esan Central Local government council area, said his home will vote him saying, “my people have asked me not to bother to campaign here because he has their support and votes already.”

A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, speaking at Irrua, headquarters of Esan Central Local government area, said, “PDP as a party has no candidate as we speak, the federal high court Abuja has said so. The process that brought Asue Ighodalo in the primaries was also faulted by the federal high court in Abuja, so don’t go and waste your vote for PDP.”

Also speaking, the Deputy Governorship Candidate, Denis Idahosa, informed the party supporters to ensure that on September 21, the votes casted from the Esan Central Local government is hundreds percent for the APC.