Edo APC Primary: Obazee Quits Race, Endorses Ize-Iyamu For Ticket

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Hon. Osaro Obazee, one of the three candidates, cleared by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening  Committee for its June 22 governorship primary in Edo state has stepped down for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Bowing out of the race in less than a week to the primaries, Obazee declared his support, alongside that of his followers to Ize-Iyamu who is the bookmakers’ choice to emerge as the APC’s torchbearer for the guber poll.

Ize-Iyamu, while reacting to the news of his endorsement by Obazee, through a statement signed by John Mayaki, Director of Communication and Media of his Campaign Organization, expressed gratitude to Hon. Osaro Obazee and described his support as another “important boost” for his aspiration days before the primary election.apc

Read also: Edo 2020: Why Parties Must Conduct Primaries In 10 Days, INEC Tells APC, PDP, Others

“Hon. Osaro Obazee is a fine politician whose entrance into the race no doubt injected more life and excitement. He campaigned from his heart and took his message to members and followers of our party across the state. I am grateful to him for his endorsement and very confident that it will provide an important boost to our bid as we approach the primary election of our great party.”

Following the blight cast on the Edo APC primaries on Wednesday, after fresh crisis rocked the APC leadership over its chairmanship position, the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu in a statement said the party’s NWC has announced the primary will go on as scheduled.

The election via direct primary is scheduled for 22nd June, 2020. Election Appeal is scheduled for Wednesday 24 June. Issa-Onilu said the NWC has appointed members of the Primary Election Committee to include Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma – Chairman; Sen. Ajibola Bashiru (Secretary); Alh. Abdullahi Abass; Hon. Ibrahim Sabo; Hon. Ocho Obioma; Hajia Amina Lantana Muhammed and Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye.

He said members of the Primary Election Appeal Committee are Prof. Mustapha Bello(Chairman); Dr. Kayode Ajulo (Secretary); Hon. Umar Ahmed; Nasiru Ibrahim Junju; and Hon. Rasaq Mahmud Bamu.

'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide
'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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