Trouble for PDP as Senator Uroghide, other strong party chieftains dump PDP, defect to APC

  • Senator Matthew Uroghide has switched from the PDP to the APC ahead of the Edo state governorship election
  • Uroghide rejoined the APC in Benin City after previously being a member before his stint in the PDP
  • Uroghide expressed his commitment to helping the APC secure victory in the 2024 Edo gubernatorial race and accepted his appointment as the director general for the party’s campaign team

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Benin City, Edo state – Matthew Uroghide, a two-time senator representing Edo South, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Edo state.