Edo 2020: APC Woman Leader Canvases Support For Obaseki
The Woman leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Okpella, Mrs Salamotu Shakar, on Sunday, dumped the party and urged the people to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Godwin Obaseki.
Mrs Shakar said her decision to dumped the APC was based on the fact that the community have nothing to show for all her years of support to the party.
Shakar took the decision to defect when the campaign team of the governor belted in Ward 5, Awuyemi, Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo.
She, however, said that she believed with Obaseki now in PDP, her desire to see to the upliftment of her people would be fulfilled.
The former APC woman leader said with her supporters, they would canvass support for the Governor and his Deputy, Mr Philip Shaibu to emerge victorious in the September 19 election.
Similarly, Dr Tunde Ajeh, a chieftain of the PDP in Okpella, while noting that “Okpella is PDP and PDP is Okpella” said the people who call the shot in APC have all left for the PDP.
He said the developmental strides of the governor have placed him in a position to emerge victorious in the poll.
“We are particularly happy with him in the area of prompt payment of salary and pension and his infrastructural development across the state.
“We are very optimistic of victory because there is no APC in Okpella, they have all left for the PDP,” he stated.
The Deputy Governor, Mr Philip Shaibu, while noting that he has no doubt about winning, however, urged the people to remain vigilant and defend their votes.
