Edo 2020: See what PDP frontline aspirant did for Obaseki ahead of party’s primaries

A frontline aspirant of PDP, Gideon Ikhine, has stepped down from the race for Governor Godwin Obaseki.

Ahead of the forthcoming governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Edo, a forefront aspirant of the party, Ikhine has decided to step down for Obaseki.

Onyxnews Nigeria reports that Ikhine announced his plan to step down for the governor on Monday at a ceremony in Benin, Edo State capital.

The ceremony had in attendance Gov. Obaseki, state party chairman, Dr Tony Aziegbemi and other party leaders from across the state.

Announcing his decision, the aspirant said that there was no progress without a sacrifice, adding that the governor’s leaving APC to the party was God’s great answer to the party and his aspiration.

He noted that two persons could have the same vision but the means of approaching them differs.

Ikhine explained that he was not actually stepping down, but ”stepping behind the man who would lead the party to glory come Sept.19″.

He said he and his supporters had resolved to work with the governor to ensure that a better tomorrow is achieved in the state.

In response to that, Governor Obaseki said that with the situation of politics in the state, history was being made in the country.

He said 21 years later in the present republic, democracy was taking a new phase as intellects were coming into the political procedure to redirect political processes and situation in the state.

The governor said that he joined PDP because he realised that Edo believed and still believe in the party.