By Ikhili EBALU, Benin City
The Peoples Democratic Party’s Elders in Edo North Senatorial District have urged members of the party to remains united for its victory in the forthcoming general elections.
The elders made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City.
The elders who are signatories to the statement are Rt. Hon Tunde Akogun, Senator Yisa Braimoh,
Senator Victor Kassim Isa Oyofo,
Dr. Chief Mike Oghiadomhe ( CFR) and High Chief Raymond A. Dokpesi.
In the statement, the party’s PDP Edo North senatorial district elders titled “At Times Like This”, described the recent Supreme Court Judgment that affirmed candidates of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led faction as the authentic candidates for the national and state legislative elections as no victor, no vanquished.
According to the statement, “we, the PDP Political Elders of Edo North Senatorial District, address the political situation in Edo State and in Edo North in particular. We also address the situation in
our party, the PDP, as we speak We state as follows.
“The Supreme Court of our land has
issued the supreme judgement with respect to our Candidates for the forth coming general elections.
“There is no victor and no vanquished. We are all PDP.We urge all PDP members to work hard for victory and remain united”,the statement added.
They, however, condemned in strong terms any suggestion by some PDP elements to work for or join the All Progressives Congress (APC) or any other Party.
They noted that the APC has ruined “our country and we all must join hands together to sweep them out (with their own brooms) and let in fresh air of peace and prosperity under the incoming PDP Federal Government.