Suspense In Edo As Obaseki’s PDP Faction Gets Court Order To Display Candidates

The cloud of suspense enveloping the Edo State chapter of the PDP over the genuine list of candidates for the state and National Assembly elections deepened on Thursday after the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC), Edo office, confirmed an update to the list.

Mr Timidi Wariowei, Head, Voter Education and Publicity, confirmed the updated version of the list in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Benin.

Wariowei said the office was, however, yet to receive the hard copy of the updated list to paste on their notice board.

He said: “There is an amended version of the list of PDP candidates vying for state and National Assembly elections in Edo on INEC website, strictly based on court order.

GWG.NG reports that the update follows a court order obtained by the Governor Godwin Obaseki faction of the party from an Edo High Court asking INEC to recognize the list of candidates flaunted by the governor’s faction.

That order counters the original list that recognizes those who emerged from the congresses conducted by the mainstream of the party led by the national vice-chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih. That congress was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The Orbih faction has appealed the order obtained by the Obaseki faction at the Court of Appeal and the higher court is expected to give its judgment in the next week.

INEC had earlier published the list of candidates for the state and National Assembly elections in the state but now updated it. (NAN)

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