Again, Obaseki says he won’t switch political parties despite persuasions

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, said he had no plans to join another political party, pointing out that his party affiliation would not alter development plans for the state.

Obaseki, who spoke during a Banquet in Benin City, as part of activities for this year’s Alaghodaro Summit, said his government was committed to ensuring a progressive and prosperous Edo State where all citizens would live life to the fullest.

According to a statement on Saturday titled, ‘I’ve no plans to switch parties,
says Obaseki’, the Peoples Democratic Party governor said, “No matter the persuasion to join any political party, I will not. I will continue to provide leadership for all Edo people. We don’t need to join another political party to develop Edo State to become a home for all.

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“Our goal is to position Edo where it should be, as our State has been created to provide leadership for this country; that is how it has been and will always be.”

Obaseki said the Alaghodaro Summit had become a platform which his administration was using to prepare the youths of the State for tomorrow’s leadership position.

According to him, “Our politics is being driven by data. We will continue to do our best as a government to make life better for our people who trusted us with their votes.

“In the last five years, we have been in the foundation laying stage for the development of Edo State. That era has passed and now, it’s time to move as fast as possible in developing the State as the challenges and barriers have been taken care of.”

Obaseki, who won his first-term election as governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2016, had defected to PDP in 2020 due to intra-party wrangling and disagreement with ex-APC chairman and his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole.

Obaseki had won his second-term election on the platform of the PDP.