BENIN (Sundiata Post) – Less than 48 hours after the APC in Edo State picked Mr. Godwin Obaseki as it’s flagbearer in the forthcoming governorship election in the state, the opposition PDP on Monday elected Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu as it’s governorship candidate for the election.
Ize-Iyamu, a former member of APC in Edo State, polled 584 votes to defeat fellow aspirants during the PDP primaries held on Monday in Benin City, Edo State.
In the early hours of Sunday, Obaseki had emerged the governorship candidate of the ruling APC.
It is expected that the governorship election scheduled to hold on September 19, 2016, will be a straight fight between the APC and PDP candidates.