South-South leader, Edward Clark has called on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to adopt Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo as its candidate in the forthcoming September 19, 2020 governorship election.
He said the move became necessary if President Muhammadu Buhari fails to intervene in his disqualification by the All Progressives Congress screening committee.
The Second Republic senator made the call on Monday in a statement titled, “Edo State APC Crisis: No Individual is Bigger than Nigeria”.
The Ijaw leader’s call came shortly after a socio-political group, under the aegis of Esan Youth Coalition, threw its weight behind the re-election bid of the Governor.
The former federal minister of Information, who condemned the disqualification of Governor, Godwin Obaseki by the APC screening committee under the leadership of Ayuba Jonathan, appealed to the national leadership of PDP to take advantage of the situation to adopt him as its governorship candidate.
He opined that the adoption of the state governor as the party’s candidate is a golden opportunity for the party to reclaim the political leadership of the state.
