Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki says he stuck with his Deputy, Philip Shaibu as his running mate for the September 19 governorship election because “you don’t change a winning team”.
He stated this on Saturday after receiving his certificate of governorship primary.
Obaseki hailed his emergence as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a miracle.
The governor added that he should have been a PDP member from the outset, and expressed gratitude to the leadership of the party.
In his acceptance speech, Obaseki said, “My emergence as the governorship candidate of the PDP in the just concluded primary election is just the hand of God. It is miraculous. I and my deputy are grateful to this great party.
“In hours of tribulation in our political storm, PDP gave us a huge umbrella. This ought to be our first party because of the values of justice, fairness. We found out that transparency and quality of governance reign in this party.”
He added that it would have been impossible for him to pick the party’s ticket without the immense support of the National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobundu; National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan; and the National Legal Adviser.
The governor explained that their prompt responses to issues regarding his waiver and eventual nomination made it all possible.
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