Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that he will give his support to whoever emerges as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the state’s gubernatorial elections scheduled for September 21, 2024.
News About Nigeria reports that the governor made this statement during a meeting with the PDP National Working Committee and Edo State stakeholders in Abuja on Thursday.
In response to rumours that they are at odds, Governor Obaseki clarified that there is no problem between him and his Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu,
He said, “There is no issue between me and my deputy, and he is here; he wants to contest, and we are not asking him to drop his ambition. He is a freeborn of Edo State, and he can contest.”
When asked about his preferred candidate, Obaseki said he would support whoever the party supports.
The PDP acting national chairman, Umar Damagum, also said that all stakeholders in Edo State have reached an agreement to work together.
Damagum said, “We have agreed to work together as one family, and we will go further to break the meeting into smaller committees so that at the end of the day, we will come out with a better solution. But in conclusion, Edo is now one family.”
Asue Ighodalo, one of the aspirants, expressed optimism about the PDP’s prospects in the upcoming election, saying, “The leadership of the party all spoke well and they spoke in line with the unity of the party.
“We are all very happy coming out of that meeting. Our people should expect continuous great governance for our state and continuous good governance from the PDP.”
