I left LP for PDP because of my people– Edo deputy governor

 Omobayo Godwins, the new deputy governor of Edo, says he left the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because of his people in Akoko Edo.

 

Godwins was sworn in as deputy governor after Philip Shaibu was impeached.

 

His impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-member investigative panel, after he had been accused of “misconduct, perjury and disclosure of government secrets”.

 

Shaibu fell out with Godwin Obaseki, Edo governor, after he declared an interest in succeeding him.

 

Appearing on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, Godwins said the people of Akoko Edo have always been a priority for him.

 

“To be very frank with you, the Labour Party is not just a party but a movement I hold dearly. If I have the opportunity over and over, I will continue to thank them,” he said.

 

“It was LP that gave me the platform, but like I told you, what informed it (defection) is Akoko Edo. It is my major project and we are predominantly APC and PDP.

 

 “I am happy that these six months or what you called seven months are okay for me. The governor has told me in clear terms — we have discussed some critical issues and I have given him a needs assessment of our people.

 

“I may not be able to do so much but I will make an impact that the people of Akoko Edo and Edo north will remember me for.”

 

The deputy governor described Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the PDP in Edo, as “humble”, adding that he plays his “kind of politics”.