Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has joined the Peoples Democratic Party.
\nThe governor made the announcement on Friday at the Party\u2019s Secretariat in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
\nAlso, the PDP announced the defection on its verified\u00a0Twitter\u00a0handle, saying, \u201cThe Governor of Edo State, H. E. Governor Obaseki has defected to our great Party, the @OfficialPDPNig. The declaration was made this afternoon at the state Secretariat of our party in Benin city, Edo State. Power to the people.\u201d
\nIn the video that accompanied the tweet, Obaseki made his declaration to all Nigerians \u201cwithin the state and across the country, to become a member of PDP.\u201d
\nThe PUNCH\u00a0had earlier reported that the\u00a0National Working Committee of the Party considered waivers for the governor\u00a0while it postponed its primary election scheduled for June 19 and June 20.
\nPDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, in a telephone interview with our correspondent, said, \u201cThe NWC of the party has postponed the Edo State governorship primary election earlier scheduled for Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2020, to a new date of Tuesday, June 23, 2020. This decision is predicated on the exigencies of party activities.\u201d
\nObaseki, who recently\u00a0dumped the All Progressives Congress\u00a0following his disqualification from its primary election, had recently\u00a0met with some PDP governorsto perfect his defection plan.
\nAccording to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the governorship election in the state is\u00a0slated for September 19.
\n\u25aa\ufe0e Report by The Punch
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