Edo PDP expels Shaibu, Orbih for alleged anti-party activities

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Wednesday sacked the former deputy governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, from the party over alleged anti-party activities.

PDP Publicity Secretary in the state, Mr. Ogie Vasco, said in a statement in Benin City that the former Deputy National Chairman of the South-South Party, Chief Dan Orbih, was also expelled for the same reason.

Vasco said the decision was taken at a meeting attended by nine members of the State Working Committee at the party secretariat on Wednesday.

Shaibu has challenged the results of the February 24 gubernatorial primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the PDP governorship candidate in Edo at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

However, Justice James Omotosho dismissed the claim in a decision delivered on May 27.

Shaibu was indicted by the state House of Assembly on charges of serious misconduct on April 8.

He declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, at an event held in the state last week.

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Orbih on his part has been engaged in a battle with Governor Godwin Obaseki for control of the PDP Edo machine since 2021.

Recently he rejected Obaseki’s choice of Ighodalo as the PDP’s gubernatorial candidate in the state.

The statement read: “The SWC has considered this matter extensively and decided to dismiss, with immediate effect, Chairman Dan Orbih, Deputy National Chairman of South South.

“They also decided to expel Phillip Shaibu and uphold the expulsion of Ogbeide-Ihama from Ward 2, Oredo Local Government Area.”

However, in his reaction to the development, Orbih told journalists that the body does not have the authority to dismiss members of the National Working Committee or fire anyone without following the party’s constitution.

“When a group of people sit down and make unconstitutional statements, it just shows that they don’t know the party’s constitution.

“That’s all I want to say about it and nothing more,” he said.

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