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In a significant political shift ahead of the upcoming Edo State governorship election on September 21, Hon. Omosede Igbinedion, a former representative of Ovia Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Omosede, who is the daughter of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom, submitted her resignation letter to the PDP on August 11, 2024.
Naija News learnt that the letter was addressed to the PDP Chairman of Okada West Ward 1 in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Lucky Edosomwan.
Copies of her resignation were also sent to the PDP Chairman of Ovia North-East Local Government, the Edo State Chairman, the Acting National Chairman, and the National Working Committee of the party.
Omosede was among the discontented PDP governorship aspirants who voiced their dissatisfaction with the conduct of the ward and local government delegate elections during the party’s primaries.
She represented her constituency in the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 under the PDP banner.
In her resignation, Omosede cited the absence of equity, fairness, and justice within the PDP, as well as the marginalization of long-standing party members, as the reasons behind her decision to leave.
Omosede expressed disappointment over the lack of indigenous PDP representation on the Edo gubernatorial ballot, both for the governorship and deputy governorship positions, raising concerns about whom the party is actually working for.
The letter reads, “I wish to formally use this medium to tender my resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Let me also seize this opportunity to thank you and the entire party for the time spent as a member of the PDP.
“It was a pleasure to have been elected to the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 on the platform of the PDP, to represent the good people of Ovia North-East and Ovia South-West Federal Constituencies.
“Based on the principles of equity, fairness, and justice, which I hold dearly and which no longer prevail within our party in the state, coupled with the marginalization of the aboriginal PDP members who have worked assiduously to sustain this party before its infiltration, despite complaints to both the state and national levels, I no longer have the drive, conviction, sentiment, and commitment towards a party that I once called my own.
“There is no indigenous PDP member on the Edo gubernatorial ballot today, either as the gubernatorial candidate or deputy governorship running mate, which raises the question: ‘Who exactly are we working for?’
“My overriding interest and commitment to the people of Ovia, whom I hold so dearly and who have always stood by me, supersedes my personal interest as well as any other interest.
“It is on this note that I have decided to tender my resignation from the PDP, effective from today, August 11, 2024.”
According to reports Daily Post, Omosede is expected to officially defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Edo South Senatorial governorship campaign rally, scheduled for August 13 at the University of Benin’s Ekehuan campus.
