Edo Election: Godwin Obaseki Bags PDP Ticket

Incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, picked the ticket of The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

It was easy ride to victory for him as Kenneth Imasuagbon stepped down shortly before the commencement of balloting at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.

Obaseki will now slug it out with Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his PDP opponent in the 2016 election and over a dozen others.

Meanwhile, Imansuangbon has attributed the reason for his action to his desire to build a strong and united PDP in the state.

Fielding questions from newsmen in Benin, Imansuangbon said, though it was a painful decision for him and his supporters across the state and beyond, he refused to be “a spanner in the cog of the party.

“It is a defining moment for the party and the country. It is painful for me to submit my 16 years of trying to be governor.

“However, I needed to take it because of the unity of the party, because of the Nigeria nation as a country. The country and the party are far above me, the pressure was much. I cannot be spanner in the cog of the party.

“The struggle is not about me anymore but about the country, Edo and Obaseki himself is doing very well. So, I have decided to step down for him and support him.

“Obaseki has assured me he will work on my dream for the state; that he will tackle the issue of hunger, that he will identify with the weak, address the challenges on our roads, build more schools and make the people happier.

“Obaseki is a fine gentleman, there can only be one captain at a time. I have always known him from afar. Humanity demands that a man, who has done well, though he was distracted by All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party’s former chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, needs to be supported,” he said.