Sixteen candidates are contesting in today’s off-cycle election in Edo State.
Eligible voters will be participating in the electoral process on Saturday, September 21, to elect a new governor that will take over the baton from the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, who will complete his statutory eight-year tenure by November 12, 2024.
Campaigns for the coveted seat was literally intense. Candidates from 17 political parties are said to be in the contest.
Although 17 candidates were cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tom Iseghohi of the Action Alliance (AA) later pulled out, meanwhile his name will still be on the ballot.
This leaves 16 others to slug it out in the race to the Dennis Osadebay Government House, Benin City. The winner will be accordingly inaugurated in November 12, 2024.
No doubt, the election is a three-horse race, but this particular contest is peculiar in several ways. Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party and of course Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress will be slugging it out at the poll to test their political strengths.
This online news platform, veracitydesk.com will not hesitate to update you about the Saturday electoral process in the State as events unfold.
