The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, yesterday, denounced the National Vice Chairman, South-South of the party, Dan Orbih, saying: “Dan Orbih is no longer a member of the PDP.”
The PDP, in a statement signed by the Chairman of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, and made available to newsmen in Benin, noted that Orbih’s tenure as the South-South Zonal Chairman of the PDP officially ended on March 9, 2025.
Aziegbemi said that Orbih’s conduct has further confirmed that he belongs to the party he now openly serves, the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in Edo State, describing the former Edo State PDP Chairman as a political employee.
The statement reads: “We are compelled to respond to the Nollywood-style theatrics orchestrated yesterday by Dan Orbih, only because of the numerous calls and inquiries we have received from concerned party members, the media, and the good people of Edo State.
“Let it be made abundantly clear, Orbih is no longer a member of the PDP. He lacks the authority and standing to rent, donate, or assign any property to the Edo PDP. The so-called secretariat he claims to have donated is a facade—it belongs to the party he now openly serves, the APC government in Edo State, where he is nothing more than a political employee”
“Orbih’s tenure as the South-South Zonal Chairman of the PDP officially ended on March 9, 2025. A duly constituted Caretaker Committee, ably led by Emma Ogidi, has since taken over the affairs of the zone.”
The PDP urged the people of Edo State to disregard Orbih’s antics and stay focused on the progressive work being done by the legitimate PDP structure in the state.
Aziegbemi noted that the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee remains united, focused, and fully in charge of the party’s affairs.
Recall that Orbih, on Wednesday, accused former Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, of allegedly killing the party in the state, describing the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee as undertakers masquerading as the party’s leadership in the state.
