Titi Tomori-Ponnle, Uzodinma, Lawan, Others Appointed Edo APC Guber Primary Election Committee

The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has constituted a seven-member team tasked with selecting the party’s gubernatorial candidate for Edo State.

According to reports, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State will lead the team as Chairman while Rabiu Suleiman will serve as the committee’s secretary.

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State will act as the Deputy Chairman of the committee, other members of the committee include former Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titilayo Tomori-Ponnle; APC’s 2023 Plateau governorship candidate, Nentanwe Yilwatde Goshwe; Umar Musa, and Lawan Garba.

According to a statement released by Sulaiman Argungu, the APC National Organising Secretary in Abuja on Wednesday, added that “The party also constituted is the membership of Edo Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee.

“The nominated members of the Edo National Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee and Election Appeal Committee will be inaugurated on Thursday, Feb. 15th,” Argungu said.

The APC earlier cleared all the 12 governorship aspirants jostling for its ticket to contest the Sept. 22, Edo governorship election.

The 12 aspirants are: Prince Clem Agba, Sen. Monday Okpebholo,. Lucky Imasuen, Anamero Dekeri, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Gideon Ikhine, retired Col. David Imuse and retired Gen. Charles Airhiavbere (Rtd.).

Others are: Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, Blessing Agbomhere, Dennis Idahosa and Ernest Umakhihe.

The schedule of activities for Edo governorship election, as released by the APC, showed that campaigns would start on April 24.

Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s National Chairman, who confirmed the party’s nod to the aspirants’ ambitions, assured them of a free, fair and credible governorship primaries.(NAN)