The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has endorsed Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Edo September 10 governorship election.
Nick Dazang, deputy director for voter education and publicity, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ize-Iyamu emerged through the primary election conducted by the Ahmed Makarfi-led caretaker committee, while the Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the PDP submitted the name of Matthew Iduoriyekwemwen as its candidate for the election.
Dazang said the decision to accept Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the PDP was informed by the court decision on the matter.
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“The commission collected the nomination from Makarfi-led faction because he has a court judgment that says INEC should accept his candidate,” he said.
“Secondly, you will recall that it is only his own faction of PDP primarily that the commission monitored.”
Dazang said the commission had received nominations forms from 19 political parties including the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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INEC had earlier said that it would await final outcome of court cases in deciding on PDP’s candidate for the governorship election in Edo.
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