The Vice chairman South – South of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, former deputy governor, Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu, former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Kabiru Adjoto and several other bigwigs and followers of the party in Edo North Senatorial District have formed a political alliance.
The political bigwigs conveyed a meeting of the Legacy Group of the party at Orbih’ s country home in Ogbona, Etsako Central Local Government Area on Saturday.
Orbih had denounced his membership of the PDP campaign council for the election.
He said the current PDP led by Obaseki and his chosen candidate Asue Ighodalo cannot lead Edo, adding that the PDP Legacy Group will vote for a candidate who would represent the good people of the state.
Orbih said they are the foundation of PDP which is anchored on unity, fairness, justice and equity saying that Obaseki came into the party in 2020 and abandoned the group that worked and voted for his re-election.
“I am not part and parcel of the PDP campaign council.
“In 2020 we came out in Edo North supporting the election and re-election of Gov Godwin Obaseki.
Let me send a powerful message to PDP, we the Edo PDP can tell you that it is not well with Edo PDP.
“I hereby denounce my membership as a member of PDP Edo campaign council.
“Obaseki and his chosen candidate is not the way forward.”