Edo State: PDP Governorship Aspirants Boycott Delegates’ Election

The election (congress) conducted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday in Edo State witnessed an abysmally low turnout of aspirants.

The congress was conducted to pick delegates that will participate in the party’s February 22 governorship primary.

However, nine out of the 11 PDP governorship aspirants boycotted the exercise.

Also, as earlier reported by this platform, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, who was the chairman of the three-man committee in charge of the Edo delegates election, withdrew from the exercise.

Following Makinde’s withdrawal, the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, who is the deputy chairman of the committee, presided over the exercise.

The nine governorship aspirants who boycotted the delegates’ election, were Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, Anselm Ojezua, Felix Akhabue, Martin Uhomoibhi, Hafia Hadizat Umoru, Omosede Igbinedion, Dr Earl Osaro Onaiwu and Arthur Esene.

The nine aspirants complained about the composition of the committee conducting the delegates’ election and also wrote a protest letter to the PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum.

The party’s National Vice Chairman, South-South, Chief Dan Orbih, was also copied in the letter of protest.