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EDO: Osunbor joins ACN, supports Oshiomole’s re-election

Hundreds of supporters of former Governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, at the weekend, defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action … Continue reading EDO: Osunbor joins ACN, supports Oshiomole’s re-election


Former Governor of Edo state, Prof Osunbor (Left) and present governor Comrade Oshiomole (Right)
Former Governor of Edo state, Prof Osunbor (Left) and present governor, Comrade Oshiomole (Right)

Hundreds of supporters of former Governor of Edo State, Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, at the weekend, defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Iruekpen, Esan West local council area.

This, however, came on a day the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stated that it was ready to conduct the July 14 governorship election in the state.

The defection came two days after Osunbor declared support for Oshiomhole’s re-election.

Osunbor had said when Oshiomhole visited him that, “When a governor is performing, why do we complain?”

Leading the defectors, a former chairman of Esan West local council and former Special Assistant to Osunbor, Mr. Monday Abulu, said they were joining the ACN because of the way Osunbor was humiliated in the last governorship primaries of the PDP

He said Esan West local government area had the highest voting population in the senatorial district and that they wanted to also humiliate the PDP for working against emergence of Osunbor as the gubernatorial candidate.

Receiving the defectors, National Vice-Chairman of ACN (South-south), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, urged the people to vote against the PDP, stressing that the ACN administration had provided the basic infrastructures for the people in different localities.

Speaking at the occasion, Oshiomhole said the July 14 governorship election would be based on his report card.

It is about report card. When Chief Anenih comes here for campaign, ask him what he has done for Iruekpen community. We have to begin to asked question. We want to build a new political system. We don’t want a political system where men are discarded as small boys, aA political system where one man is educated. People must have the power to reward and to punish. If you remove the people, then democracy is empty.”

“We will double what we have been doing in this community. They said Ali did better than me but the question is why did Anenih remove Ali from office? We now have senses. Tell them they cannot continue to cheat you. You will see action going on in all the promises I have made. Time for making empty election promises are over.”