2 power blocs that may decide the fate of Edo PDP ahead of 2024 guber poll

As the second term tenure of the Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, counts; the contest for the 2024 Governorship election of the state may have, democratically, commenced reception of attentions.

Although, the second term tenure of Governor Godwin Obaseki will expire in 2024, the circumstances that surrounded the election which produced him for the second term in Office may be cited as the critical point that would, definitely, influence the major political stakeholders in Edo State to commence political activities for the course of determining who would pick the Governorship ticket of the ruling party in the State, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), earlier than anyone might have anticipated.

Considerably, the fate of who would pick the Governorship ticket of the ruling party in Edo State, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may be decided by two power blocs, in the state’s chapter of the party.

1. Obaseki/Shuaibu Power Bloc

The Edo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) power bloc that belongs to the Executive Governor and Deputy Governor of the State, Godwin Obaseki and Philip Shuaibu may sincerely play major role, in the course of determining who would pick the Governorship ticket of the party in the 2024 Governorship election in the state.

Considerably, the preference of Governor Godwin Obaseki may have much impact on who would pick the Governorship ticket of PDP in Edo 2024 Guber poll. However, the race may become more interesting, if the Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu, has interest in becoming the Executive Governor of the state in 2024.

2. Defunct PDP members

All in n all, the power bloc of Governor Obaseki and his deputy, Shuaibu, may not be left unchecked by the defunct members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mostly, the potential Governorship aspirants under the platform of the party in Edo State, before Governor Obaseki and his deputy, Shuaibu, defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), may actually want to give their ambitions a new test.

This power bloc may, possibly, form alliance against the executive influence of the Obaseki/Shuaibu’s power bloc.