Afrigather Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, in Edo North, have endorsed a former Sterling Financial institution chairman, Asue Ighodalo, as their most well-liked governorship candidate within the State.
Way of life Nigeria stories that the leaders endorsed Ighodalo throughout a gathering on the occasion of a former deputy governor of the state, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe on Monday.
The assembly, which was held in Oghiadomhe residence in Fuga, had in attendance many celebration heavyweights together with the Speaker of the Home of Meeting, Blessing Agbebaku, former Senator Yisa Braimoh, former Home of Representatives member, Johnson Abolagba and a former Home of Meeting Speaker, Kabiru Adjoto.
Additionally in attendance had been Otunba Olu Fashanu, Dr. Bolaji Ojebuobuo, Joe Ekpenkhio, Omo Ezomon, Uyi Maiaika, Henry Tenebe, serving and former Edo State PDP functionaries, in addition to all of the LGA council chairmen.
The celebration Chieftains unanimously endorsed Ighodalo because the favoured aspirant to get the PDP ticket forward of the September governorship election.
Apart the celebration heavyweights, Ighodalo is rumoured to have the backing of Governor Godwin Obaseki, who’s against his Deputy, Philip Shaibu’s ambition to succeed him.
In response to this, Shaibu, whereas addressing his supporters in his nation residence, Jattu, Etsako West Native Authorities, shortly after the Auchi Day Annual Celebration on Tuesday, mentioned he thought-about the Monday assembly held in Oghiadomhe as a slight on his workplace as Deputy Governor.
