• I don't remorse ditching LP, says Azemhe Azena
Not less than twelve governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will right this moment take part within the primaries to resolve the gubernatorial candidate for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.
Nevertheless, one of many governorship candidates, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, yesterday withdrew from the race and APC primaries scheduled for right this moment.
Briefing journalists at his GRA residence in Benin Metropolis, Ize-Iyamu stated his resolution is within the curiosity of peace and unity of the social gathering.
Ize-Iyamu disclosed {that a} letter has been despatched to the appearing chairman of the social gathering within the state, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe.
Nonetheless, criticism continued over the screening of candidates forward of right this moment's primaries over allegations of imposition and pruning of the candidate checklist and refusal to distribute the governorship ticket to the so-called marginalized folks of Edo Central Senatorial District.
The candidates vying for the ticket for right this moment's primaries are Prof. Oserhiemen Osunbor, Common Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere (rtd), former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Fortunate Imasuen and instant previous Everlasting Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture , Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe .
Others embody Dr. David Imuse (rtd), Member of the Home of Representatives, Mr Dennis Idahosa; Senator Monday Okpebholo, former Minister of State for Price range and Nationwide Planning, Prince Clem Agba; Gideon Ikhine, Member of the Home of Representatives, Mr. Anamero Dekeri and Blessing Agbomhere.
The APC introduced that the primaries can be performed by means of direct primaries within the 192 wards of 18 native councils within the state.
In response to the Nationwide Chairman of the social gathering, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the pre-election actions program as launched by the APC confirmed that campaigning would start on April 24.
In the meantime, a governorship candidate on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Get together (NNPP), Senior Pastor, Omega Fireplace Ministry, Pastor Azemhe Azena, has stated he has stop the Labor Get together as he was not snug with the current occasions within the social gathering.
Azemhe stated he wished a political social gathering that shares the identical ideology as him and might make a distinction in bettering the lives of residents.
He made this identified to journalists in Benin Metropolis, noting that these ideologies abruptly disappeared like early morning dew.
He stated the competitors in his new social gathering shouldn’t be too fierce as there are solely three candidates who will go to the social gathering's primaries.
He added that the social gathering charged solely N11m for each expressions of curiosity and nomination types as a result of the social gathering shouldn’t be constructed on capital orientation.
The governorship candidate promised that his administration would make all Edo residents smile if he was elected governor.
