Edo election: Obaseki free to return to APC - Wike

Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, has stated that Governor Godwin Obaseki may return to the APC if he thinks the PDP is not working for him.

He made the statement on Friday, September 25, 2020, which is in sharp contrast to his statement less than a week ago after he won his re-election as the governor of Edo state.

Less than one week Governor Nyesom Wike declared that Godwin Obaseki would not leave the umbrella.

Governor Wike, however, advised Obaseki not to forget that he was given an umbrella when he was left in the cold.

“I don’t want to discuss something that is not going to be possible. However, assuming it happens, so what? That is politics. If the governor believes that the PDP is no longer a party for him to actualise his vision and his mission, there is nothing wrong but I don’t believe that it is going to happen because the governor has consistently told us that there is no way he will leave the PDP.

"If he leaves the PDP, people in Edo state will not be happy. And he is somebody I have that trust in that he will not leave the party. This is a party that clothed him. This is a party that when it was raining, gave him an umbrella," Wike stated.

Wike added that, he did not play such a big role in Obaseki’s re-election but only acted as the chairman of the campaign council.

The governor said it would be wrong of anyone to give him the glory when others like Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state and Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, played their roles.

He noted that he did not fund Obaseki’s campaign because the governor already had enough money to execute his campaign.