PDP to Obaseki: You can join us, but there's no automatic ticket -

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said governor Godwin Obaseki, of the All Progressive Congress (APC) will not be granted an automatic ticket if he decides to join the party.

This was contained in an internal memo signed by its Publicity Secretary Mr Chris Nehikhare, after a stakeholder meeting on Tuesday, the party Chairman, Mr Dan Orbih.

The memo, read in part, “On the rumours concerning Governor Obaseki – one issue that keeps coming up in the build up to next year governorship election is whether Obaseki is coming to join us? My answer is I don’t know. Will you receive him if he wants to join us? My answer is Yes; our party membership is open to all Nigerians who wants to join. Are we going to give automatic ticket to him?”

“There is no provision in our party constitution that guarantees automatic ticket for anyone contesting governorship ticket. Our Governorship candidate will be chosen in compliance with the provisions of our party’s constitution,” he said.

The meeting, which held at the residence of its leader, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, The Esama of Benin Kingdom, had in attendance the state chairman, party from the 18 local government areas, as well as all the members of the state executive.