Benjamin, who is a relative of Governor Obaseki, was a member of Ward 10 and a former official of the Oredo Local Government chapter of the party.
This was as the senior special assistant to the governor, Clem Aziegbemi, resigned from the PDP and joined the All-Progressives Congress, as reported by The Guardian.
In a letter dated June 12, 2024, addressed to the local government chairman of the party, Obaseki expressed his resignation with deep regret.
He said:
Obaseki cited internal wranglings and what he perceived as the leadership’s detachment and insensitivity towards the party members’ grievances in the state as reasons for his departure, as reported by PM News.
However, he acknowledged the PDP as a significant party but indicated that with leaders like his brother, Governor Godwin Obaseki, among others, he sees no future for the party.
He said:
In another report, Reverend Olu Martins, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy director-general (media), governorship campaign organisation in Edo state, has been arrested by the police and subsequently charged over inciting and inflammatory statements.
CP Funsho Adegboye, the state commissioner of police, revealed this to journalists in Benin, the Edo state capital, on Tuesday, June 11.
He added that the PDP spokesperson’s statement could cause violence in the state.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
