SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, (THEWILL) – The National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Osita Izunaso, on Thursday, at the Party’s National Secretariat announced that 2873 delegates will elect the Party’s Edo State governorship candidate at the primaries scheduled for June 18, 2016 in the Edo State capital, Benin City.
Also, the party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Engr. Segun Oni, on behalf of the Party inaugurated a high-powered seven-member Election Committee and three-member Election Appeal Committee for the 2016 Edo State governorship election primaries.
The seven-member Election Committee is chaired by Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari. Other members are Hon. Andrew Uchendu (Secretary), Hon. Yusuf Maianguwa, Dr. Tunde Esan, Alh. Shuaibu Musa, Alh. Ibrahim Soja and Mr. Amara Iwuanyanwu.
The three-member Election Appeal Committee is chaired by Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the House of Representatives. Other members are: Alh. Mustapha Salisu and Mrs. Ekwy Onyido.
Speaking at the inauguration, Chairman of the Election Committee, Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari said the Committee had no preferred candidate. He said the Committee will ensure Justice and fairness to all the contestants.
“On behalf of members of my committee, I want to assure you that we will follow the guidelines given to us by the party. I want to also assure you that we will do our best and produce the best and we hope that there will be no work for the Appeals Committee,” Masari said.
“We are going to do a thorough job. I also want to use this opportunity to assure that we will do Justice to all. We have no preferred candidate, we have no friends and what we will be doing in Edo, we will be doing for APC, for Nigeria and for the Edo people.
“What is most important is that we have gone through this process. I have a bitter experience of this process and I know how a party can lose election through an unfair and unjust primaries. It has happened in my state and in so many states.
“What is critical is peace and the cooperation of the contestants. They are 12 and they need each other. Either win or lose, they still need each other. This is a very important and critical work and I am assuring the party that we are going to do the best to ensure Justice and fairness to all the contestants. I also thank the party for considering us to undertake this assignment.”
Twelve aspirants (11 male and 1 female) have collected the APC Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the Edo state governorship election.
They are: Mr. Blessing Abdulwarith Agbomhere; Major Gen. Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere; Prof. Fredrick Ebegue Amadasun; Hon. Emmanuel Arigbe-Osula; Architect Austin Ilenre Emuan; Comrade Peter Ekhermhalomhen Esele; Barrister Kenneth Imansuangbon; Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki; Rt. Hon. Pius Egberanmwen Odubu; Mrs. Agbarha Justina Ebeyehi Ojehor; Engineer Christopher Osa Ogiemwonyi and Professor Oserheimen Aigberadion Osunbor.
Story by David Oputah
