The inner disaster throughout the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, deepened on Sunday because the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, often known as the Legacy Group, elected a brand new state working committee headed by Barrister Nosa Ogieva.
Ogieva emerged alongside 13 different govt members in the course of the social gathering’s 2025 State Congress held in Benin Metropolis.
The brand new management vowed to reunite social gathering members and restore the PDP’s successful power within the state.
Out of the 14 positions stuffed, 11 candidates had been returned unopposed, whereas Tony Aziegbemi, Henry Tenebe, and Victor Enoghama contested for the positions of State Chairman, Secretary, and Deputy State Chairman, respectively. A complete of 576 delegates drawn from the 192 wards throughout Edo State participated within the congress.
In his acceptance speech, the newly elected Chairman, Barrister Nosa Ogieva, described their victory as the start of a brand new period for the Edo PDP.
He pledged to reposition and rebrand the social gathering, assuring members that his management would stay loyal and accountable.
“We is not going to betray the belief of social gathering members. Unity and loyalty stay the inspiration of our nice social gathering, and beneath our watch, PDP in Edo can be rebuilt to win elections once more,” Ogieva stated.
Earlier, social gathering chieftain Chief Dan Orbih blamed former Governor Godwin Obaseki for the lingering inside disaster, accusing him of falling out with just about each stakeholder he met within the PDP.
Orbih famous that the social gathering’s poor outing within the current by-elections mirrored its dwindling reputation beneath the present state management.
He subsequently urged delegates to elect succesful leaders who might revive the PDP and restore its affect in Edo State.
