INEC Releases List of Guber Candidates for Edo 2024, Shaibu’s Name Missing

By Nelson Utip

INEC has made public the list of Governorship candidates for the September 21 gubernatorial election coming up in Edo State with the name of the embattled Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu conspicuously missing.

Candidates from 17 political parties were listed in the document publicly displayed at INEC office Benin City and all their offices in the 18 LGAs in the state.

The list has prominent names such as Ighodalo Asuerinme of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Okpebholo Monday of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP).

Also in the list are Boot Party (BP), Osirame Edeipo; Accord party (AP), Enabulele Bright; African Democratic Congress (ADC), Obazele Paul Agbone, People Redemption Party (PRP), Key Ndidi and Young Progressive Party (YPP),Okungbowa Paul Ovbokhan.

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According to the list, Mr Uwaifo Osaro is the governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA) while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had Aner Abdullai Aliu. New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) had Azena Azemhe Friday and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) had Osifo Isiah as its candidate.

Others are the All People Movement (APM), Ugiagbe Odaro Syvelster; All Peoples Party (APP), Areleogbe Amos Osalumese; Action Democratic Party (ADP), Akhime kingson Afere; African Action Congress (AAC) Udoh Obersifo David and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena.

Timidi Wariowei, Head, Voters Education and Publicity said that the publishing of the list was in line with the electoral law and that parties and the public can now view the particulars of the candidates and their running mates.
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