Oshiomhole’s Man, Idahosa Beats Permutations, Emerges Edo APC Flagbearer

Chairman of the Edo State Edo State Governorship Primary Election Committee Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has declared Rep Dennis Idahosa as the APC flagbearer for the forthcoming governorship election.

GWG.ng reports that Uzodimma said that Idahosa polled over 40,000 votes in the primary election on Saturday to emerge the winner.

He made the declaration at the headquarters of this committee in Benin City.

The declaration was despite assertions by party leaders in Abuja of the zoning of the ticket to Edo Central. The move was believed to be part of a conspiracy to silence Senator Adams Oshiomhole, the immediate past governor of the state who has been reported to be backing Idahosa.

Before the announcement, there was some drama as suspected thugs disrupted the collation exercise, forcing the election committee to change venue.

The suspected thugs had invaded the venue, and thrown away cameras belonging to journalists, leading to officials and the pressmen scampering for safety.

But Governor Uzodimma explained that there was a mixup about the collation venue. He said the candidate was announced in the right venue.

Following concerns about a parallel primary, the ruling APC told supporters that it would only recognise the result declared by the Uzodimma committee.

“We wish to state categorically that only the Governor Hope Uzodinma-Led Edo State APC Governorship Primary Election Committee is duly authorised to undertake the final collation and announcement of results of the Primary Election in the State,” the party’s spokesman Felix Morka said in a statement.

“We urge all party members, officials in the State, and the general public to disregard the said announcement of results by these unauthorized persons.”

The APC had a few days back cleared twelve aspirants to contest the party’s primary election. But Osagie Ize-Iyamu who flew the APC flag in the 2020 governorship poll withdrew from the race on the eve of the exercise.

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