Wike, Melaye, others arrive Benin for Obaseki

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council and Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, have arrived Benin City for the flag-off of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s campaign for re-election in the September 19 guber poll.

The duo were sighted at the VIP Lounge of the Benin Airport, where they addressed journalists and restated the commitment of the PDP and governors of the South South geopolitical region to retain Edo State as a PDP state.

Senator Dino Melaye, who represented Kogi West at the Senate, has also arrived the state for the flag-off of the governor’s campaign.

It was gathered that more governors from the South-South region and other PDP governors from across the country are expected to grace the flag-off event, which is holding at the Lawn Tennis Court of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the Edo State capital.