Continuation of the Edo Guber primaries: obstacles facing the PDP, APC and LP candidates

In front of THE September 21, 2024, governorship election In Edo State, MICHAEL EGBEJULE reports that how THE three leading evenings In THE State – Peoples Democratic To party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) And Work To party (LP) – manage THE crisis that exploded After THE competition For their respective tickets would be shape THE possible result of THE survey.

THE result of THE primary elections For THE September 21, 2024, governorship election In Edo State has No doubt put a few obstacles Before THE three major policy evenings In THE State – THE Peoples Democratic To party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) And Work To party (LP) – which they must cross Before they can dream of victory has THE main survey. THE primary led by THE three evenings product parallel candidates, A development each of THE evenings must address quickly Or other go In THE election as A split House. For THE Peoples Democratic To party (PDP), THE election promises has be A replay of THE internal battle that obstinate It is 2023 presidential competition if they fail has put their House In order. Governor Godwin Obaseki believes that Mr. Asue Ighodalo East THE best candidate has to carry on with THE torch of direction After her mandate ends early following year And gave him her support has THE to party primary. But Obaseki deputy For almost eight years NOW, Philip Shaibu, has taken up THE Emiliokan singing, insistent that he East her turn has sit on THE governorship seat of Edo State. Base on THE Argue, there are fears that THE deputy governor, WHO emerged Since A parallel primary as THE PDP governorship candidate, can END up playing THE Nyesom Wike game that help has refuse ancient Vice President Atiku Abubakar victory In THE 2023 presidential survey. Ighodalo emerged Since What was seen as THE authentic PDP primary with A convincing vote pointing of 577 has beat Seven other suitors has THE Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benign City penultimate Friday. But Shaibu, WHO was said has to have crown himself has her Benign GRA official residence, has LEFT person In doubt that he has all he takes has TO DO PDP take her candidacy seriously. For NOW, a lot to party faithful to have Express anxiety on PDP odds In THE election, especially given that Ighodalo, WHO East not A 'House boy', will to have her popularity strongly tested during THE governorship competition.

Already, Ighodalo has begin has cry out that he East not Obaseki lackey, argue that he wanna has deploy her wealth of experience has push THE borders of THE development of Edo State Since Or Obaseki will stop. On her part, Obaseki maintains that her decision has support A candidate Since Edo Central Senatorial District East has fill THE promises And insurance he gave has THE area last four years When he was to pull For A second term. But, her deputy, Shaibu, dispute that as A House boy, he has has been GOOD neat has take on Since Obaseki not take care THE zoning principle. He maintains that he wouldn't he to have between THE race if A candidate other that another Diaspora technocrat that will to start has learn THE art of governance on THE job was recommended. He East not known how THE courts will determine Shaibu complaints that THE parallel primary that product him as THE candidate was led with delegates that were correctly elected For that aim. However, to party stakeholders are anxious about their candidates policy journey against THE background of speculations that Shaibu East be supported by A powerful politician In THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) WHO has A chopped has grind with Obaseki. They are Also worried that THE flag carrier, Ighodalo, had not has been battle tested politically. Those WHO see him as A policy neophyte insist that he has Never has been implied In Edo policy And as such can not know Or THE difficult skulls are buried. A interesting twist has THE crisis on THE governorship ticket of THE to party East THE beginning of Accused procedure against THE deputy governor by THE State Home of Assembly. A lot observers feel that THE governor East behind THE move. However, Shaibu has declared that he East not afraid of Accused, maintain that Nothing will stop him Since challenge THE governorship election on September 21. Shaibu declared: "THE level of intimidation And harassment put out has Me And THE people WHO believe In Me was beyond understanding, Again he do not In fact change OUR solve In What We believe In. " People were dismissed, a few civil servants were suspended, others transferred Since their positions And taken far Since their family comfort has different places, all because they were teaming up with Me. "GOOD, I to dare say that anybody always intimidating Or harassment anybody means that he East not ready has earn A election." He added that if THE to party Really desires has earn THE election on September 21, they should field A popular And competent candidate instead that impose A...