Percy Onyeka
The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has been named by the All Progressives Congress as the chairman of a seven-member committee that will oversee the primary election on February 17 to choose the party’s nominee for governor of Edo State.
Sulaiman Argungu, the National Organising Secretary of the APC, revealed this in a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday.
Argungu added that Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross River State, who was selected as the deputy chairman, will support Uzodimma.
He said, “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.”
The ruling party stated that it has constituted an appeal committee for the governorship primary election with C.C. Udenwa as chairman and Yunusa Mohammed as Secretary.
“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 added.
The development comes four days after the leadership of the APC cleared all the 12 aspirants jostling for the sole party ticket to contest the September 22 Edo governorship election.
The successful candidates were Gideon Ikhine, the immediate past State Chairman of the African Progressive Party (APC); Clem Agba, the former Minister of State for National Economic Planning; Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, the former Governor of Edo; Monday Okpebholo, the Senator representing Edo Central; Lucky Imasuen, the former Deputy Governor; Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the former Governorship Candidate; and Senator Anamero Dekeri, the lawmaker representing Etsako Federal Constituency.
Additional individuals include Blessing Agbohmere, a former South African zonal organizing secretary; Dennis Idahosa, a member of the House of Representatives; Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, a former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security; Col. David Imuse; and Major General Charles Airhiavbere (retd).
Techrectory with Agency Report
