Benin City — The expected defections among political office holders with Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki suffered a setback as the speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Francis Okiye said he was yet to decide his next move whether to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) like Obaseki or remain.
Speaking to journalists to mark his one year anniversary as Edo Speaker, Okiye, however, said Obaseki can remain governor of the state without belonging to any political party.
He said the Governor is yet to formally inform him of his resignation from the APC but that he has not considered resigning from the ruling party.
The Edo speaker said, "I know that our electoral law does allow for independent candidacy so that the governor without a party in a state can sponsor himself in an election within the manifesto of his electoral campaign, he can administer the state.
"In this circumstance, I can speak for myself that as a Speaker, I have not been formally communicated that the governor has moved from the party (APC).
