Edo PDP commends newly defected Senators and House of Representatives members

People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter, has congratulated the newly defected Senators and members of the House of Representatives to the party.

This is coming aftermath of the political Tsunami that rocked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday whereby over a dozen Senators and 36 House of Representatives members defected to the PDP, and other party.

Chief Dan Orbih, chairman, PDP in the state made this known in a statement issues to newsmen in Benin City, where he commended them for being brave to have defected to the party in spite of the intimidation and harassment from the President Muhammadu Buhari led APC government.

Chief Orbih said: “Your resolve to join our party, the PDP, marks the beginning of the end of tyranny and slide to dictatorship of the APC federal government. 

“On behalf of the joyous members of PDP Edo State, we salute your courage in the face of intimidation, harassment and brute display of power arrogance and misuse of security agencies to cow and silence the opposition. 

“The poor treatment shown to Chief John Oyegun has started manifesting in Adams Oshiomhole’s “agbero” and “Apes obey” political mentality. 

“Surely, his emergence as factional national chairman of APC has heralded the reversal of the fortunes of APC and by providence, that of Nigeria. 

“With regrets, we recall how the Edo state House of assembly was locked and relocated to his Govt house sitting room during his inglorious years as governor of Edo State. Be informed that Adams is an enemy of democracy. 

“For us in PDP, it is celebration all the way as the liberation of Nigeria and Nigerians have begun. With today’s development, we look forward to a vibrant and truly independent legislative arm of government. A National Assembly with the full backing of Nigerians. Operation Rescue Nigeria has indeed commenced.”