The Individuals’s Democratic Party (PDP) Caretaker Committee in Edo State, led by Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, on Thursday distanced the occasion from its former Nationwide Vice Chairman (South-South), Chief Dan Orbih, declaring that he’s now not a member of the occasion and lacks the authority to behave on its behalf.
The committee additionally dismissed as “Nollywood-style theatrics” Orbih’s current donation of a secretariat constructing to the PDP, describing the gesture as a political charade.
Reacting to a ceremony held on Wednesday, the place Orbih reportedly handed over the property to the occasion, Aziegbemi issued a strongly worded assertion disassociating the Edo PDP from each the occasion and Orbih’s actions.
“Let or not it’s made abundantly clear: Chief Dan Orbih is now not a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He lacks the authority and standing to hire, donate, or assign any property to the Edo PDP,” the assertion learn.
Aziegbemi additional alleged that the property in query didn’t genuinely belong to the PDP, however was as an alternative linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led authorities in Edo State, asserting that Orbih had aligned himself with the ruling occasion.
“The so-called secretariat he claims to have donated is a facade — it belongs to the occasion he now brazenly serves, the All Progressives Congress (APC) authorities in Edo State, the place he’s nothing greater than a political worker,” Aziegbemi mentioned.
The caretaker chairman clarified that Orbih’s tenure as South-South Zonal Chairman formally ended on March 9, 2025, and that the place is now occupied by Chief Emma Ogidi, who at present leads the zonal caretaker committee.
He described Orbih’s actions as a “determined try and distract, disrupt, and destabilize the Edo PDP,” insisting that the state chapter of the occasion stays united and targeted.
“We urge PDP members to ignore the antics of Dan Orbih and never be distracted. Reclaiming our mandate stays our focus. The Edo PDP Caretaker Committee stays united, targeted, and totally accountable for the occasion’s affairs,” the assertion concluded.
The controversy comes in opposition to the backdrop of ongoing tensions throughout the PDP in Edo State, following inner divisions and the current eviction of occasion leaders from their former secretariat on Airport Highway, reportedly beneath stress from the APC.
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