Towards its primary election scheduled for Feb. 17, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, has cleared all the 12 aspirants for the primary election.
They are all jostling for the APC ticket to contest the Sept. 22 governorship election in the state.
To this end, the 12 aspirants have purchased and returned their duly completed forms sold at N50 million each.
The aspirants included Clem Agba, Monday Okpebholo, Lucky Imasuen, Anamero Dekeri, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Gideon Ikhine and retired Col. David Imuse
Others are retired Gen. Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere, Oserheimen Osunbor, Blessing Agbomhere, Dennis Idahosa and Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe.
The schedule of activities for the governorship election, as released by the APC, showed that campaigns would start on April 24
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s National Chairman, who confirmed the party’s nod to the aspirants’ ambitions, assured them of a free, fair and credible governorship primaries.(NAN)