Obaseki Won’t Be Treated Unfairly In PDP – Atiku

Ex-Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has urged Governor Godwin Obaseki to join the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) after his recent disqualification from his party’s primary election in Edo state.

Reports have said the ex-presidential candidate recently contacted Obaseki to propose this idea.

According to a top source close to Atiku, the PDP man spoke with him and encouraged the APC governor to switch sides since he has been treated unfairly.

The source added that Atiku also spoke to some of the PDP governors to give Obaseki a soft landing if he is open to the idea.

A source said, “The Waziri is wooing Obaseki on behalf of PDP. He spoke with him yesterday and encouraged him to join the PDP.

“He also spoke to some of the PDP governors and urged them to give him a soft landing and access to the party.”

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Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki (born 1 July, 1957 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a Nigerian businessman and politician, who is currently serving as the Executive Governor of Edo State. He was sworn in as the governor on 12 November 2016. He was the Chairman of the Edo State Economic and Strategy Team inaugurated by former Governor Adams Oshiomole in March 2009.

Obaseki holds post graduate degrees in both Finance and International Business, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers, Nigeria.

Obaseki served as executive board member of several private companies including Afrinvest. He is the recipient of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) award for best performing Governor of the year in October 2019.

Born in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Obaseki is the third child of Late Pa Roland Obaseki and Gbinigie of Owina Street, Ogbelaka Quarters, Benin City. He attended St. Matthew’s Primary School for his primary school education and proceeded to Eghosa Grammar School, in Benin City, for secondary education.