Edo guber: Obaseki, Legacy Group set for showdown

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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, last week, drew the battle line between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a group known as the ‘Legacy Group’, which some people think is critical in the party, considering the role the members played in the governor’s re-election in 2020.

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During the inauguration of the 363-man PDP campaign council, last weekend, Obaseki accused the group of becoming a mole in the party and collecting money from the opposition to destabilise the PDP. He warned them to steer clear of the party, boasting that without the group, PDP would be victorious in the September 21 governorship poll and deliver Dr Asue Ighodalo as the next governor of the state.

“The money they have collected is enough, let them go and enjoy it; let them go and spend it outside. We don’t have anything to fear. I will fight them if they try us; we will fight them if they try us. They know us, we never fight and lose, let them come and try. They have collected money, let them stay outside with their money, and not disturb us because this election is ours and we are going to win by the grace of God.

Osakhuenokhuodin said: “We challenge Governor Obaseki to name the parties that gave Legacy leaders money, the names of the leaders and how much they were given and where they were given the money. We urge the governor who now talks without civility to respect his office and stop making unfounded and baseless allegations.

“The PDP in Edo State, led by Dan Osi Orbih, with other members, including candidates who relinquished their possible ticket to him, joined forces to campaign for him in 192 wards. Orbih never missed a single day during the campaigns. As a candidate that was difficult to sell as a result of under-performance in his first term, the members went round all parts of the state propping his image.

 

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