Osagie Ize-Iyamu winner of its just concluded Edo State
governorship primary election.
Mr Iyamu won a total of 584 votes to emerge winner,
beating his closest rival, Mr Matthew Iduoriyekemwen,
who scored 91 votes to take the second place.
Mr Solomon Edebiri scored 38 votes to emerge third.
The primary election to decide the PDP’s contender in
September 10 poll was held on Monday at the Lawn
Tennis Court of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin
City, the Edo State capital in south-south Nigeria.
The PDP Primary Election Committee was chaired by the
Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umehi.
Statutory delegates started the process after which others
took their turns.
Governor Umehi had appealed to all the delegates to be
orderly, stressing the need to end the process on time.
Meanwhile, Mr Godwin Obaseki on Sunday picked the
governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress
(APC), after beating other candidates at the primaries in
Benin City, the Edo State’s capital.
Mr Obaseki polled 1,618 votes to defeat the incumbent
Deputy Governor, Pius Odubu, who scored 471 votes, and
a former Minister of State for Works, Chris Ogiemwonyi,
who got 137 votes amongst others.
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