Again, INEC rejects Sheriff’s candidate in Edo

The name of Mathew Iduoriyekwemwen was conspicuously missing in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list of candidates participating in the September 10 governorship election in Edo.

Iduoriyekwemwen is the candidate of the Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The list signed by Mathew Ugwuocha,INEC’s head of legal services, contains 19 male governorship candidates, 15 male running mates and four female running mates.

The governorship candidates with female running mates are Thompson Osadolor, KOWA; Adviser Nowamagbe, UPP; Ishaka Ofemile, AA and Ukonga Frank, NNPP.

The running mates are Nancy Ewemade, AA; Florence Okundaye, KOWA; Okosun Davis, UPP and Emodogo Eweha, NNPP.

Others governorship candidates are: Osagie Ize-Iyamu, PDP, with John Yakubu as running mate and Godwin Obaseki, APC, with Philip Shaibu, member of house of representatives, as running mate.