EDO 2020: Ize-Iyamu Remains APC Consensus Gov Candidate- Inegbeniki Insists
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Senatorial candidate and leader of All Progressives Congress APC in Edo Central Senatorial district Edo State, Chief Francis Inegbeniki, has insisted that Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu remains the chosen and consensus governorship candidate of the party ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State.
It will be recalled that last week, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, had emerged consensus governorship candidate of APC, after other seven APC governorship aspirants of the party stepped down for him.
Inegbeniki, who is the APC Senatorial leader in Edo central, in a statement yesterday in Benin, said the people of Edo State, would experience the next level agenda of APC and good governance when Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu assume office as Governor of Edo State.
He explained that other APC aspirants who had earlier endorsed Ize-Iyamu, but have picked nomination forms was for strategic reasons, afterall any of the other aspirants are qualified to govern Edo state.
”With the candidacy of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, as APC Governorship cadidate, certainly the APC victory at the September 19 Governorship election is sure, because Edo is APC and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu is a grassroot and popular politician in the state”.
Inegbeniki said ” Let me sincerely commend the APC National Working Committee NWC for adopting the direct primary in Edo State, which has provided the opportunity to all card-carrying members of APC in Edo state to participate in the selection of their choice APC Governorship candidate. More so, I am very optimistic that APC will win the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state”.
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