Edo guber: accepts INEC Ize-Iyamu as PDP candidate

The name of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Edo State on June 20, has been accCaretaker Committee of the PDP.
The primary was monitored by the INEC.
With this development, the Prof Mahmood Yakubu-led INEC has thus rejected the counter primary held by the SLateef Ibrahim, Abujaepted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for the September election‎.
The primary that produced Pastor Nze-Iyamu was conducted by the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National enator Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the PDP which produced Mr Matthew Iduoriyekemwen.
The Sheriff’s primary, which was not monitored by INEC officials, was held on June 29.
The Commission had refused to monitored the primary because of the fact that the constitutionally required 21-day notice was not given to it before the conduct of the said primary.
A member of Sheriff’s faction confirmed that Makarfi’s nominee was accepted by INEC as PDP candidate for the election.
INEC monitored the primary, which produced Pastor Ize-Iyamu but said it would not accept the one that produced Iduoriyekemwen, which was held on June 29 because the constitutionally required 21-day notice was not given to it before the conduct of the primary.
A prominent member of Sheriff’s faction confirmed that Makarfi’s nominee was accepted by INEC as PDP candidate for the election.
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