The Action Democratic Party has expressed its willingness to welcome Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, “with open arms’’ should the embattled governor decide to defect to the party.
The National Publicity Secretary of the ADP, Mr Adelaja Adeoye, made the announcement in an interview withAdeoye was reacting to the disqualification of Obaseki by the Screening Committee of the APC, which barred the governor from participating in the party’s primaries, scheduled for June 22.
“Yes, if Obaseki decides to join ADP today, the party will welcome him with open arms. The party runs an open-door policy. So we will gladly receive him.“He is the sitting governor so we may give him some waivers and will accord him all the respect as the occupier of the number one office in the state.
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