Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo North, have actually backed a previous Sterling Bank chairman, Asue Ighodalo, as their chosen governorship prospect in the State.
Way of life Nigeria reports that the leaders backed Ighodalo throughout a conference at the circumstances of a previous deputy guv of the state, Chief Mike Oghiadomhe on Monday.
The conference, which was kept in Oghiadomhe house in Fuga, had in participation numerous celebration heavyweights consisting of the Speaker of your home of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, previous Senator Yisa Braimoh, previous House of Representatives member, Johnson Abolagba and a previous House of Assembly Speaker, Kabiru Adjoto.
In participation were Otunba Olu Fashanu, Dr. Bolaji Ojebuobuo, Joe Ekpenkhio, Omo Ezomon, Uyi Maiaika, Henry Tenebe, serving and previous Edo State PDP functionaries, as well as all the LGA council chairmen.
The celebration Chieftains all backed Ighodalo as the favoured candidate to get the PDP ticket ahead of the September governorship election.
Aside the celebration heavyweights, Ighodalo is rumoured to have the support of Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is opposed to his Deputy, Philip Shaibu’s aspiration to prosper him.
In response to this, Shaibu, while resolving his fans in his nation home, Jattu, Etsako West Local Government, soon after the Auchi Day Annual Celebration on Tuesday, stated he thought about the Monday conference kept in Oghiadomhe as a small on his workplace as Deputy Governor.