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Some desperate godfathers have teamed up with Edo State billionaires who played active roles recently in destroying the All Progressives Congress, APC have deployed their arsenal to the Peoples Democratic party in a bid to prevent Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu - the presumptive Governorship nominees of PDP from picking the party's joint ticket.
In another attempt to re-invent the will, these elites have convinced a PDP governorship aspirant from Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State (name withheld) to work against the emergence of Governor Godwin Obaseki who defected to the party on Friday.
In response to the PDP waiver which was given to Governor Godwin Obaseki along with his deputy, Mr Philip Shaibu to contest the party's primaries the PDP ticket on Friday, the godfathers in Edo State politics have set side billions of Naira for the purpose and mobilised the federal Legislature to thwart their re-election, according to confidential sources.
On Tuesday, Governor Obaseki announced his resignation from APC after a private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari in Abuja
Recall that APC screening Committee led by Prof. Jonathan Ayuba had disqualified Obaseki bordering on discrepancies in his certificates having been given a clean bill of health by the Alumni (University of Ibadan).
A confidential source hinted that these same corrupt individuals have committed huge resources to influence delegates in the umbrella party to deny the incumbent Governor and his deputy the party's ticket.
The sources said that secret meeting which was called at the instance of a former Governor of the State, the godfathers mobilised the aspirant and directed him not to step down for Obaseki.
"We want to inform the public that billions of Naira has been voted for that purpose and to weary about the antics of traders whose history is synonymous with failure in politics.
"This is a reminder to the general public that the fight against godfathers are is still on and that Edo people should not go to sleep, but, should monitor their activities in PDP and not to allow the forces that destroyed APC to destroy PDP", the source said.
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