PDP Ignores Withdrawals, Releases Aspirants’ Full List For Edo Primary

No fewer than 576 delegates will decide the fate of the 10 aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pick a candidate for the Edo 2024 governorship election at its primaries in Edo State on Thursday.

Recall that the PDP had earlier cleared some aspirants who indicated interest in clinching the party’s ticket.

The 10 aspirants cleared to contest the governorship primary are Hon. Omosede Igbinedion; former chairman Edo State APC, Anselem Ojezua; former chairperson of Esan West Local Government Area, Felix Akhabue, former managing director of Sterling Bank, Dr Asue Ighodalo; Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu; Arthur Esene, former House of Representatives member, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama; Amb. Martin Uhumoibi, Osaro Onaiwu and Umoru Hadizat.

GWG.ng, however, reports that all but one of the aspirants have expressed displeasure with the process with one of the frontline contenders, Ogbeid-Ihama announcing his withdrawal.

The exercise which will take place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin,

Other members of the committee are Senator James Manager (secretary), Senator Bayero Nafada, Mrs Nella Rabana, SAN, Hadiza Mustapha and Chief Felix Hyatt.

The PDP State Organising Secretary, Tony Anenih Jr, in a statement, released the processes of the exercise, highlighting that the party is set to conduct the primaries, which would lead to the emergence of a candidate who will fly the party’s flag during the election to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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