Edo 24: PDP chieftain, Senator Uroghide, others defect to APC
Edo 24: PDP chieftain, Senator Uroghide, others defect to APC
A former senator representing Edo South and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Matthew Uroghide has decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Uroghide formally defected to the APC after 13 years in the PDP at an event in Benin City on Saturday, April 13, 2024.Senator Uroghide, an erstwhile foundation member of the APC, said he is glad to return to the political fold he regarded as peopled by mature politicians, in whose leaders he trusts and has confidence.
The former lawmaker assured the party that he has returned to help build the party and enthrone its candidates in the 2024 Edo governorship election.
Other defectors with the former senator include a former clerk of the House of Representatives and candidate for the Owan Federal Constituency in the 2023 election, Patrick Giwa.
Eight local government chairmen including Frank Ilaboya of Owan West Local Government Area also joined the APC.
Top APC leaders including Senator Adams Oshiomhole, and the state executive received the decampees into the party.
During the event, Oshiomhole apologised to Senator Uroghide for the error in judgment years ago, which led to him choosing another aspirant over Uroghide and welcomed him back to the fold.
He described Senator Uroghide among others as a robust resourceful, dogged, politician whose wealth of experience will have a great impact on the party’s chances of success.