January 31, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared all the 10 aspirants who obtained its nomination form for the February 22 Edo State governorship primary.
National Organising Secretary of the Party, Capt. Umar Bature (rtd), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
The aspirants were screened on Monday, by a panel headed by Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang.
Eleven aspirants obtained the party’s expression of interest form, but one, Balogun Egiele Sunday, did not pay for the nomination form.
Bature, who issued the aspirants provisional clearance certificate on Tuesday, however, refuted reports that Asue Ighodalo, who is believed to be Governor Godwin Obaseki’s preferred candidate for the PDP ticket, was chased out by other aspirants for allegedly being rude to the Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu.
“No aspirant was disqualified. Ten aspirants obtained the nomination form and all of them were cleared. One person bought the expression of interest form but did not obtain the nomination form,” he explained.
White Ighodalo was issued his clearance certificate on Monday, other aspirants issued the clearance certificate on Tuesday include Deputy Governor Shaibu, a member of the House of Representatives, Omoregie Ogbedie Ihama; former Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Osaro Onaiwu; daughter of former Edo governor, Omosede Igbinedion; and former Chairman of PDP in Edo State, Anslem U. Ojezua.
Others are Felix E. Akhabue, Arthur Esene, Ambassador Martin Uhomoibh and Umoru Adizetu Hadizat.
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