Edo guber race: Why we abandoned PDP for Anenih – Obadan

Rev. Peter Obadan is the first civilian Deputy Governor of Edo State and was a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state until last week Friday, 27 April, 2012 when he resigned from the party. In this interview with Vanguard in Benin City, Obadan gave reasons why according to him the founding members of the party in the state decided to abandon the party for the former chairman Board of Trustees of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih. Excerpts:
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