INEC clears 17 for Edo governorship election

Edo state has been in the news for sometime now because ofthe governorship election that has been scheduled for September 10, 2016
– The major contenders for the governorship seat include Godwin
Obaseki of the APC and Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the PDP
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on
Thursday released a list of 18 politicians cleared by the electoral
umpire for the governorship election in Edo state on September 10, 2016.
Obaseki and Ize-Iyamu, the two major contenders for the Edo
governorship election
Among those cleared are the candidates of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Godwin Obaseki of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) and 17 others.

The others are Amos Areloegbe of the Labour Party, Oronsaye Richard of Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP), Mr Ishaka
Ofemile of the Action Alliance; Mr Andrew Igewmoh, Advanced
Congress of Democrats (ACD); Mr Cosmos Irabor, Allied Congress
Party of Nigeria (ACPN) and Onaiwu Osaro, All Progressives Grand
Alliance (APGA).
Other cleared candidates are Mr David Okoror, Citizens Popular
Party (CPP); Mr Tobi Adeniyi, Independent Democrats (ID);
Thompson Osadolor, KOWA Party; Peters Omoragbon, National
Conscience Party (NCP) and Akhalamhe Amiemenoghena of
People for Democratic Change (PDC).

The published, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),
include Mr Thomas Sadoh of the Progressive People Alliance (PPA)
, Mrs Agol Ebun, Peoples Party Nigeria (PPN); Omorogieva
Gbajumo, Social Democratic Party (SDP); Shadrach Efogie, United
Progressive Party (UPP) and Nurudeen Inwanefero of Young Democratic Party (YDP).
INEC said the recent action was in line with Section 34 of the
electoral act 2010 (as amended) and that Obaseki was cleared as
the PDP candidate based on a court order.

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By Pearleleeautos on Thursday 11 August 2016