PDP Screens Three Aspirants For Edo Governorship Election

Three aspirants have been screened by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Edo governorship election coming up later in the year.

The screening of the aspirants was conducted on Friday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, by the screening committee earlier inaugurated by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.

The exercise was said to have been held behind closed doors.

The guber election is expected to be held in September.

Gideon Ikhine and Ogbeide Ihama, two of the aspirants were said to have been at the venue of the exercise but Kenneth Imansuangbon was screened virtually.

According to the Chairman of the five-member screening committee, Kingsley Chinda, the PDP was determined to select its best candidate in order to regain control of Edo State.

Chinda gave assurance that the committee would be strict and fair in order to ensure that the best candidate was presented to the people of the state.

Other members of the committee included Oladimeji Fabiyi, Senator Joy Emordi, Aishat Hasindu, and Boyele Debekeme (the secretary).

Recall that the National Organising Secretary of the party, Colonel Austin Akobundu (rtd), had in a statement, disclosed the approval of NWC, the nomination of 13 party members to serve on the Screening Appeal Panel.

The panel, according to the statement, would consider appeals arising from the screening of all aspirants for the governorship election.

Monday next week has been slated for the exercise at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.

Senator James Manager is the chairman of the committee while Ajibola Muraina would serve as the secretary.

Members of the committee include Eddy Olafeso, Austin Umahi, Emmanuel Ogidi, G.T. Kataps, Theophilus Shan, and Senator Ibrahim Kazaure.

Others are Senator Stella Oduah, Senator Zainab Kure, Laurentia Mallam, Umar Babangida, And Bitrus Tanko.