Hon (Sir) Clem Aziegbemi, a senior special assistant to Governor Godwin Obaseki, has resigned his appointment.
Clem Aziegbemi, who also served as a spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the forthcoming governorship election, Mr. Asue Ighodalo has also resigned from the position.
Clem Aziegbemi, a relative of Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, the PDP Chairman in Edo State, has furthermore deserted the party.
His triple resignations came on a day that another party chieftain, Martins Ighekpe, released his letter of resignation from the PDP in Edo State.
In a letter to his ward chairman, PDP Ward 5, Esan South East Local Government Area, Aziegbemi said he resigned because of the crisis in the state chapter of the PDP.
He said the crisis had been worsened by the willingness of Ighodalo to walk with new fellows outside those who worked for his emergence as candidate.
Read Aziegbemi: “The cause of this massive defection of members from the PDP is largely due to the conquest attitude of the Partly Leadership that lacks inclusivity of members into appointments in the state that the party loyalists worked for, yet they were abandoned for new entrants.
“The old PDP members, to whom I belong, have suffered a great deal at the hands of the party leadership and those in government.
“Both the governor and the party’s candidate have failed to address these issues, begging for attention .
“If this ugly development continues, it will be extremely difficult for the party to win any local government seats in Edo State’s September 21, 2024, governorship election.
“Another disturbing issue is the seeming hijack of the PDP governorship candidate by a gang of political jobbers, as against those of us who laboured for him to emerge as candidate of the Party.
“Kindly consider this as my resignation from every party responsibility, including my position as one of the spokepersons to the governorship candidate.
“Also, this serves as a formal resignation as a senior special assistant to the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Godwin Obaseki.
“Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Hon. (Sir) Clem Aziegbemi (KSJI)
Martins Ighekpe who served on the party’s Constitution Drafting Committee, also resigned from the party.
Ighekpe, from Ward 5, said in his letter of resignation that the party had never witnessed the unprecedented level of discord that was being witnessed under the Obaseki government.
He described the factionalization in the party as overwhelming.
