Dan Orbih
The Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dan Orbih, has blamed the “agbero” political mentality of the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, for the defection of lawmakers.
Famzn News had reported that no fewer than 13 senators and 33 members of the House of Representatives of the ruling party defected to the PDP.
The defectors cited crisis and factions within the party as the reasons for their defection, saying they cannot continue to pursue their political career under the ruling party.
In a statement he personally signed, Orbih hailed the defectors, saying “Your resolve to join our party, the PDP, marks the beginning of the end of tyranny and slide to dictatorship of the APC federal government.
“On behalf of the joyous members of PDP Edo State, we salute your courage in the face of intimidation, harassment and brute display of power arrogance and misuse of security agencies to cow and silence the opposition.
“The poor treatment shown to Chief John Oyegun has started manifesting in Adams Oshiomhole’s “agbero” and “Apes obey” political mentality. Surely, his emergence as factional national chairman of APC has heralded the reversal of the fortunes of APC and by providence, that of Nigeria.
“With regrets, we recall how the Edo state House of assembly was locked and relocated to his Govt house sitting room during his inglorious years as governor of Edo State. Be informed that Adams is an enemy of democracy.
“For us in PDP, it is celebration all the way as the liberation of Nigeria and Nigerians have began.”