The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, alongside 17 local government chairpersons, several councillors, and other prominent political figures, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The mass defection was formalised on Monday during a well-attended ceremony in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The defectors were received into the APC by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, Governor Monday Okpebholo, and other senior party chieftains.
Addressing the gathering, Governor Okpebholo commended the former PDP members for their “courageous and progressive” decision, describing their move as a sign of growing confidence in the APC’s leadership at both the state and federal levels.
“With the renewed support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the influx of tested leaders into our fold, Edo State is firmly on the path of accelerated development,” the governor said.
