Three candidates have emerged in parallel primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Edo governorship candidate.
A member of the House of Representatives Dennis Idahosa was declared the winner by the Governor Hope Uzodimma-led Edo State Governorship Primary Election Committee.
“This is so therefore to satisfy that Honorable Dennis Idaho having scored the highest number of votes cast is hereby declared the winner of the primaries and is returned as the candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) for the coming election,” Uzodimma said.
But the APC State Returning Officer Ogbuaja Stanley Uzoamaka declared Senator Monday Okpebholo as the APC flagbearer.
The group condemned Uzodimma’s declaration, claiming his office as chairman of the election committee is only ceremonial.
However, the APC national leadership says it only recognises the candidature of Idahosa.
“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 said in a statement.
The issue surrounding Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Edo State has increased with the emergence of three contenders vying for the party’s governorship ticket in the September 21, 2024 election.
On Saturday night, Anamero Sunday Dekeri was named the victor of the primary election, bringing the total number of candidates that emerged, to three.