Edo state Governor, Chairman, Esan Central, Receives A Sea Of PDP Defectors
By: Oriaifoh Godwins
Today, Sunday 22nd of June 2025, the governor of Edo state, Governor Monday Okpebholo, and the Chairman, Esan Central Local Government, ECLG, Council of Edo state, received an avalanche of defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Irrua, the headquarters of Esan Central local government area, Edo state.
The defection took place at the Okaijesan open field in Eguare.
Hon. Eigbiromolen Fada, the member representing Esan Central constituency in Edo state House of Assembly, EDHA, Hon. Barr. Anselm Ojezua, a onetime Secretary to Edo state Government, SSG, and until recently, a prominent leader in the PDP, and a horde of their supporters and followers, defected enmasse to the APC.
In an exclusive interview with Winning Media Online, the Chairman, Esan Central local government council, who emphatically made it clear that, the PDP is gone and forgotten in Esan Central local government, added that; “…the era where the people are shortchanged, where the dividends of democracy are not felt by the people, where lies and deceits was the order of the day, are over for good in Esan Central”.
“This is a new era, as our governor, Senator Okpebholo always say, that a new Edo state is rising, so also is a new Esan Central local government area is rising along”.
As the local government where the governor of Edo state hails from, we must at all time show a good example for other local government areas in Edo state to emulate, and we are doing exactly that, as exemplified by the several people oriented projects that we have so far executed.
“Today, history has recorded that, the PDP coffin in Esan Central, received its final nail”. Rt. Hon. Iyere, concluded.
It will be recalled that, the Chairman of Esan Central Local Government Area, and all the Councillors, had earlier on Friday, 18th of April, 2025, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, an event that held at the Esan Central APC Secretariat, in Irrua.