Hon. Benjamin Obaseki, brother of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, has resigned his membership in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing internal turmoil and a disconnect between the party leadership and its members.
In a resignation letter to the Oredo local government chairman of the party, Benjamin highlighted the crumbling state of the PDP under its current leadership.
He said, “I am convinced it is time for me to leave for my growth as the leadership of the party has lost touch with its members and hence become insensitive to my plight,” pointing fingers at the top brass, including his own brother, the governor.
Blaming the dire state of the party and lamenting the intense infighting at the state level, he added, “It is a pity that the infighting that has engulfed the party at the state level will consume the party, and I do not intend to be consumed alongside.”
He warned that the party was on the brink of self-destruction as he expressed deep regret over his decision to leave the party he helped build from scratch. “It has been incredible and a pleasure to be part of the one-time big political family we built together that fostered a lot of victories.”
