PDP fixes date for Edo gov primary amid confusion in APC over authentic candidate
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slated February 22 for the conduct of its governorship primary in Edo State.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Ologunagba said the date was approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, adding that the committee also approved the delegate list for the primary.
The PDP spokesman said the Edo primary election would be held at the Lawn Tennis Court of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin.
He advised delegates, aspirants, leaders and party stakeholders to note the official date and venue and be guided accordingly.
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Meanwhile, in the All Progressives Congress (APC), there is confusion as to who the authentic governorship candidate is after three persons were announced by different factions.
House of Representatives’ member, Dennis Idahosa, was declared winner of the Edo primary by chairman of the electoral committee, Hope Uzodimma.
The State Returning Officer for the same election, Stanley Ugbuaje, announced Senator Monday Okpepbholo as the APC candidate.
Another member of the House of Representatives, Anamero Dekeri, was on Saturday night declared the APC’s governorship candidate in Edo.
Spokesman of the local government returning officers, Ojo Babatunde, said Dekeri polled a total of 25,384 votes to defeat his closest rival Dennis Idahosa who scored 14,127 votes.