BREAKING: Shaibu Shut Out as INEC Publishes Final List of Candidates for Edo Gov’ship Election 2024

TheTalk.NG journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Benin City, Edo state – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, April 22, published the final list of candidates for the Edo state governorship election.

This update was provided in a statement signed by Sam Olumekun, the national commissioner and chairman of INEC’s information and voter education committee. The release was sighted by TheTalk.NG.

INEC approves candidates for Edo guber poll. Photo credit: @HonPhilipShaibuSource: Twitter

The Edo state governorship election is scheduled to be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

The incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, is ineligible to contest in the poll.

With the publication of the final list of candidates for the Edo gubernatorial election, the next activity is the electionering.

INEC’s statement partly reads:

“Overall, 17 political parties are fielding candidates in the election. 16 are male while one (1) is female.

“The final list, which also gives the breakdown of the candidates by age, academic qualifications and disability, has been published at our office in Edo State and also uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.”

Per the INEC’s release reviewed by TheTalk.NG, Monday Okpebholo is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Olumide Akpata flies the flag of the Labour Party (LP), while Asue Ighodalo — and not former deputy governor Philip Shaibu — is recognised by INEC as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

More to follow…

Source: TheTalk.NG

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