Mr Daniel A. Noah Osa-Ogbegie, Esq., until now the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has resigned his membership of the party and declared open support for the administration of Governor Monday Okpebholo.
In a strongly worded statement titled “THAT EDO MAY WIN,” released on Thursday, Ogbegie cited “careful reflection and wide consultations” with family, friends, associates and political leaders before taking the decision.
“Politics, in its highest form, must remain a vehicle for service to the people,” he wrote. “When circumstances arise that require a reassessment of one’s political platform… leadership demands the courage to make that decision.”
Ogbegie, a lawyer with multiple professional qualifications, said his years in the PDP were filled with “valuable experiences, engagements and relationships” for which he remains grateful.
However, he expressed concern over the state of the opposition. “The opposition space in the country has, regrettably, struggled to organise itself with the clarity, cohesion and forward momentum required,” he stated. He added that with only weeks left to the close of party nominations, “there has been no visible expression of interest by credible aspirants on the platform of the PDP, nor indeed on the platforms of other opposition parties.”
The former PDP spokesman said recent observations of Governor Okpebholo’s administration convinced him that the best service he can render Edo State at this time is to “step aside from the position of opposition spokesman and lend my support to efforts aimed at ensuring that the new government succeeds.”
He described the governor as “personally a friend and a brother,” adding: “If he succeeds, Edo succeeds. And when Edo succeeds, we all succeed.”
Ogbegie insisted the decision was not driven by personal gain but by the desire to see Edo State “rise above division, transcend political bitterness, and claim the brighter future that its people deserve.”
He concluded with the statement’s title as his rallying cry: “That Edo may win.”
“For in the final analysis, the triumph that truly matters is not the victory of one party over another, but the victory of Edo State itself,” he said. “Generations yet unborn will not ask which party we served. They will ask whether, when the moment demanded courage, we chose the path that allowed Edo to rise.”
The resignation comes at a critical time for Edo politics, barely months into the Okpebholo administration following the 2024 governorship election.
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