A former Senate Chief Whip and National Leader of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Roland Owie, on Saturday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Owie announced his defection at a ceremony in his hometown of Ilobi-Isi, near Ehor in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo.

While speaking, the former Senate Chief Whip urged his supporters to work for the second term bid of Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

Owie recalled that he was a founding member of the PDP who, alongside others such as a former Senate President, the late Chuba Okadigbo, was forced out of the party.


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A former Senate Chief Whip and National Leader of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Roland Owie, on Saturday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).


Owie announced his defection at a ceremony in his hometown of Ilobi-Isi, near Ehor in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo.

While speaking, the former Senate Chief Whip urged his supporters to work for the second term bid of Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

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Owie recalled that he was a founding member of the PDP who, alongside others such as a former Senate President, the late Chuba Okadigbo, was forced out of the party.


The event, which had in attendance several notable leaders of the PDP from Edo South Senatorial District, was led by Mr Owere Imasogie, a party chieftain.

Imasogie said there exists an agreement, after consultation across the country, that founding members of the party “should return to salvage Nigeria’’.

He said Obaseki, whom he described as a son of Isi, has performed creditably and deserved a second term.

“I have spent the better part of the last 17 years outside of the PDP family, except for a brief return between 2011 and 2015.


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Home » News » Ex-Senate Chief Whip defects to PDP
Ex-Senate Chief Whip defects to PDP
ON JULY 19, 202011:43 AMIN NEWS
A former Senate Chief Whip and National Leader of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Roland Owie, on Saturday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).


Owie announced his defection at a ceremony in his hometown of Ilobi-Isi, near Ehor in the Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo.

While speaking, the former Senate Chief Whip urged his supporters to work for the second term bid of Gov. Godwin Obaseki.

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Owie recalled that he was a founding member of the PDP who, alongside others such as a former Senate President, the late Chuba Okadigbo, was forced out of the party.


The event, which had in attendance several notable leaders of the PDP from Edo South Senatorial District, was led by Mr Owere Imasogie, a party chieftain.

Imasogie said there exists an agreement, after consultation across the country, that founding members of the party “should return to salvage Nigeria’’.

He said Obaseki, whom he described as a son of Isi, has performed creditably and deserved a second term.

“I have spent the better part of the last 17 years outside of the PDP family, except for a brief return between 2011 and 2015.


“Recent developments in the polity of our dear nation has reignited my conviction to realign with positive and progressive mainstream political forces on a rescue mission.

“Impunity came into the PDP, the leadership became abusive and vindictive, and all we were hearing was `no vacancy in government house’, `no vacancy in presidency’, to the extent that a sitting governor was deregistered.

“But PDP has woken up, because the APC has adopted the same style.


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Nothing make person no go see,me I don tire for this oshomole and obaseki matter self mtchhh

Nigeria doesn't know how to play Marxian politics, rather ruthless partisan politics. If PDP wants the presidency so bad, they should spend more in getting the majority seats in the Assembly. Seventy percent of law makers can outright remove the Chief Executive by impeachment. It's about cooperation rather than using the poor as thugs during elections and inducing hatred amongst the peasants.