DAN ORBIH THE PDP TRADER
Chapter Two
It wasn’t long after becoming the State Chairman for PDP Edo that Dan Orbih sank his teeth into the coffers of the party. PDP became Dan Orbih’s private enterprise, and nobody could stop him. Like a wounded lion and the liar, he is, he went to work to create discord, division and pilfer party money. He used his office to dupe the party and PDP state governors cornering several millions of naira meant for the party into his private pocket.
This Dan Orbih is said to be different from the small-town liar everyone knew him to be. A child almost moron-like had suddenly emerged from dinner with the devil. A demon with an enlarged stomach and a shinning stick in his hand. Built him a satanic chair where Satan visited from time to time. Acquired him a political wife who did his bidding with the dark forces. Together they were unstoppable, the stage was set. He is never at peace; he is drunk from morning till night as though to fade out the spirits that hunt him daily. A pedophile, who spends nights with girls younger than his daughter. No wonder his naked image showed up on the internet further disgracing the party.
When Dan Orbih took over power in 2009, the PDP had 16 State House of Assembly members, 18 Council Chairmen, 9 House of Reps members, 3 Senators and a governor. At the time he left office in March 2020, the party now has 4 House of Reps members and 2 Senators with none from his senatorial district. We have lost all our ward council seats, all of the state assembly seats, and no council chairman.
It is on record that throughout his stay as the state chairman, Dan Orbih never won any election for the party. Not even at his ward level. He has repeatedly expressed himself that he prefers the party in opposition, because without a governor, he continued to be in control of the party’s resources with which he can do what he wants. The reason he was determined to bring in a State Exco that will continue to do his bidding by sharing the party’s resources to the downfall of its members.
Like a hyena, he pays young men on social media to insult and blackmail our leaders who mean well for the party, causing them to sit back and watch this evil man do his worst.
Let us take a close look at the tenure of Chief Dan Orbih as the state chairman of the PDP from 2009 to 2020.
Dan Orbih betrayed the trust of the party and those who believed in him. A few will suffice.
1. When the then LGA PDP chairman of Esan Central, Adekunle was kidnapped, Chief Tony Anenih gave Dan Orbih the total sum of Six Million Naira to take care of the problem. Five Million Naira was to pay the ransom for his release and One Million Naira given to Mr. Adekunle Oboh for treatment. Dan Orbih never did, but for Hon. Patrick Ikhariale, Mr. Oboh would have been killed. Chief Anenih found out about the fraud a couple of years later. Till date, Dan Orbih never returned the money to Mr. Adekunle Oboh.
2. The former Minister for Works, Arc. Mike Onolememen sent Five Million Naira every month for 8 years to Chief Dan Osi Orbih for the running of the party. That also was not accounted for. He owed rent for the state secretariat and owed the staff salary for up to six months at a time. The secretariat or the structure of the party was not serviced as required.
3. In the 2012 Governorship elections between Gen. Charles Airhiavbere vs Adams Oshiomhole it is known that he collected money from Oshiomhole to help crash the PDP from within. Dan Orbih was also known to have gone into a deal with Oshiomhole to come to the PDP after he secured the seat for a second term. The reason the party did not go to court with Gen. Charles Airhiavbere. We all know that Oshiomhole never came to PDP after securing the seat. We lost many party people after that election and Dan Orbih was happy to see them go, claiming we did not need them. It might interest you to know that Dan Orbih throughout the tenure of Oshiomhole in office consistently received patronage from him to throw elections in favor of the APC. On Election day, the State Chairman does not vote, he stays home in Ogbonna drinking champagne to stupor, totally unconcerned.
As a State Chairman he never won his unit, ward, LGA or Senatorial District, how much more the state. He was a complete failure regarding elections. The seats we won were usually given to us by the court and the determination of the individual involved. A hopeless situation for us to expect such a man to win the state for the party.
The cash-n-carry State Chairman was always available to the highest bidder.
To be continued…