Ex-governorship candidate, 5,000 others dump PDP for APC

News Express |20th Sep 2015 | 3,137

Preparations for the 2016 gubernatorial elections in Edo State have taken another dimension with some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decamping to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Former governorship candidate, Lucky Imasuen, State Deputy Chairman, Christopher Adesotu, a former member of House of Representatives and deputy covernorship candidate in the 2012 governorship election, Hon John Abolagba, among other leaders have led over 5,000 of their supporters to decamp into APC.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole received the decampees by presenting them with the broom which is the symbol of the APC. (Channels)

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