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APC names Uzodimma chair governorship candidates selection committee

Cross River Governor Bassey will serve as deputy chairman of the committee.

• February 14, 2024
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The All Progressives Congress National Working Committee has announced Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo, as chairman of a seven-member team that will elect the party’s governorship standard bearer.

This is contained in a statement by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, on Wednesday in Abuja.

Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River will serve as Deputy Chairman of the committee.

Other members of the committee are former Osun deputy governor Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; APC’s candidate in the 2023 Plateau governorship election, Nentanwe Yilwatde Goshwe; Umar Musa; and Lawan Garba.

Rabiu Suleiman would serve as the committee‘s secretary.

“Also constituted is the membership of the Edo Governorship Primary Election Appeal Committee. The nominated members of the Edo National Governorship Primary Election Committee and Election Appeal Committee will be inaugurated on Thursday, February 15th,” Mr Argungu said.

The APC earlier cleared the 12 governorship aspirants jostling for their tickets to contest the September 22 Edo governorship elections.

The 12 aspirants are: Prince Clem Agba, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, Lucky Imasuen, Anamero Dekeri, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Gideon Ikhine, retired Col. David Imuse and retired Gen. Charles Airhiavbere (retd.).

Others are: Prof. Oserheimen Osunbor, Blessing Agbomhere, Dennis Idahosa and Ernest Umakhihe.

The schedule of activities for the Edo governorship election, as released by the APC, showed that campaigns would start on April 24.

The party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who confirmed the party’s nod to the aspirants’ ambitions, assured them of a free, fair and credible governorship primaries.

(NAN)

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