Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has been selected by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to chair the seven-man committee that will conduct the party primary election on February 17 to elect a gubernatorial candidate for the Edo State election.
This was announced in a statement released by the National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, of the APC in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the governor of Cross River state, Bassey Otu, will assist Governor Uzodimma.
“Other members of the Primary Election Committee include former Osun State deputy governor, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; APC’s flagbearer in the Plateau State 2023 governorship election, Nentanwe Yilwatde Goshwe; Umar Musa; Lawan Garba and Rabiu Suleiman who will serve as the Secretary,” Argungu said.
The ruling party also stated that it has established an appeal committee for the primary election to be headed by C.C. Udenwa, with Yunusa Mohammed as secretary, for the governorship.
“Other members include Muhammad Zakaria Sarina; Udogu Anthony Chijoke and Muhammad Garin Ali. The nominated members of Edo State National Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee and Election Appeal Committee will be inaugurated on Thursday, 15th of February, 2024 at the party’s National Working Committee Hall by 4 pm prompt,” the statement read.
The APC leadership recently cleared each of the 12 candidates vying for the party’s exclusive ticket to run in the Edo governorship election on September 22.
The candidates which were successfully cleared are ex-Minister of State, National Economic Planning, Clem Agba; former Edo Governor, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor; Senator representing Edo Central, Monday Okpebholo; former governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, erstwhile deputy governor, Lucky Imasuen; lawmaker representing Etsako Federal Constituency, Anamero Dekeri, and the immediate past State Chairman of APC, Gideon Ikhine.
The others cleared for the APC primary include Major General Charles Airhiavbere (retd), former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe; ex-Zonal Organising Secretary for South-South, Blessing Agbohmere; House of Representatives member, Dennis Idahosa, and Col. David Imuse.
