The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) said it had cleared Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) and 18 others as candidates in the Sept. 10 governorship election
in Edo.
Also
cleared, according to the commission, are Mr Godwin Obaseki of All Progressives
Congress (APC), Amos Areloegbe, Labour Party and Oronsaye Richard, Mega
Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP). This is contained in the list of political
parties and their candidates for the election, published by the commission in a
document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. The
document signed by the commission’s Secretary, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, explained
that the clearance of Obaseki as PDP’s candidate was based on a court order.
Other candidates on the list are Mr Ishaka Ofemile, 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). Others 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). Mr Thomas Sadoh of Progressive People
Alliance (PPA), Mrs Agol Ebun, Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN); Omorogieva
Gbajumo, Social Democratic Party (SDP); Shadrach Efogie, United Progressive
Party (UPP) and Nurudeen Inwanefero of Young Democratic Party (YDP) were also
cleared to participate. In the document, INEC stated that the announcement of
cleared candidates for the election was in line with Section 34 of the
Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
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