Politics

Ex-Atiku’s spokesman slams Obaseki over PDP’s structure in Edo

Segun Sowunmi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and spokesperson for the presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of driving out members of the party in the state.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen on Sunday, Sowunmi said Obaseki’s membership of the PDP has upturned the 25-year robust legacy of the party in Edo State.

He said it was saddening that the party has contracted in membership and elective positions under Obaseki’s tutelage.

He said: “The PDP must take back its party in Edo, those who came to borrow our platform cannot chase away those who have laboured and sacrificed for PDP.

“I queried the… when they wanted to use our platform to rescue them then wondered if the ideological underpinning of ours and our attitude was sane with theirs. Time again I have been proven right. Will the landlords now become onlookers on their property?

“We gave him the responsibility to manage the membership registration. Compare what he did to what Yaya Bello did for APC.

“A significant support Labour got in Edo during the presidential elections was due to the duplicitous game of Obaseki. We lent you our platform now we want it back QED!

“Suddenly PDP a legacy of 25 solid years will now become a party that stands for nothing. Show me evidence of how Obaseki cares for our party or our members.

“I have no dog in the fight but come on. You had problem with Oshiomole ran to us, you treated our people like sh*t and now they must become extinct for you? Where is that done?”

The Star