Hope Uzodinma, chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), will head the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee, which would consist of seven members.
His committee will hold the party’s shadow election in Edo State’s 193 wards on Saturday, February 17, to select the APC gubernatorial candidate in the September 21 governorship election.
According to a statement issued late Tuesday night in Abuja by the party’s National Organising Secretary (NOS), Sulaiman Muhammad Arugungu, the committee would be inaugurated on Thursday at 4 p.m. by the National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Cross River Governor Bassey Otu will serve as the committee’s Deputy Chairman, with Alh. Rabiu Suleiman nominated as Secretary.
Other members include former Osun Deputy Governor Mrs. Titilayo Laoye-Tomori, Plateau 2023 APC governorship candidate Dr. Nentanwe Yilwatda Goshwe, Hon. Umar Hassan, and Lawan Garba.
The party also named Barr. C. C. Udenwa as Chairman of the five-member Election Appeal Committee, with Alhaji Yunusa Mohammed as Secretary.
Other members of the appeal committee are Muhammad Zakari Sarima, Hon. Udogu Anthony Chijioke, and Hon. Muhammad Garin Ali.
The APC cleared all 12 contestants vying for the party’s ticket to run in the September Edo governorship election.
The 12 aspirants are: Prince Clem Agba; Senator Monday Okpebholo; Lucky Imasuen, Hon. Anamero Sunday Dekeri; Pastor Osagie Andrew Ize-Iyamu; Engr. Gideon Ikhine; Col. David Imuse (Rtd.); Gen. Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere (Rtd.); Prof. (Sen.) Oserheimen Osunbor; Blessing Agbomhere, Hon Dennis Idahosa and Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe.