Sheriff's Faction Hold PDP Gubernatorial Primary in Edo, Produce Another Candidate (Photo)

Posted by George on Thu 30th Jun, 2016 - tori.ng

Sacked former National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff who has been embroiled in a leadership tussle in the party has produced another gubernatorial candidate in Edo state after a success primary election.

Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, a former member of the Edo ‎State House of Assembly has emerged as the second candidate of the People's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary held by the Ali Modu Sheriff faction.

The party had earlier produced a former close associate of Governor Aliyu Adams Oshiomhole named Pastor Ize Iyamu in a well-attend primary election on the 20th of June, 2016.

Iduoriyekemwen, who represented Edo in the Niger Delta Development Commission, and a member representing Egor and Ikpoba-Okha constituency in the House of Representatives, Johnson Agbonayima, had been cleared to contest the ticket of the party.‎

Voting commenced at 4:24pm, with the accredited delegates casting their ballot papers according to their respective local government areas.

However, the chairman of the electoral committee, Ahmed Gulak, said Iduoriyekemwen won with a total of 481 valid votes after his opponent, Johnson Agbonayima, voluntarily stepped down.

Gulak declared the former Majority Leader as the winner of the exercise at about 5:20pm on Wednesday. He explained that out of a total of 677 accredited delegates who participated in the election, 502 votes were cast while 21 votes were rendered invalid.

No official from the Independent National Electoral Commission was, however, present to monitor the exercise, according to the Punch.

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