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Dr Asue Ighodalo emerges as Edo Central PDP consensus aspirant

By Goodluck Osaretin

Ighodalo has today, emerged as the consensus aspirant of Edo Central Senatorial District for the Edo 2024 governorship election.

This was disclosed by the Special Screening Committee in a report at a Press Conference held at the PDP Senatorial District Secretariat in Uromi, Edo State.

The committee, headed by High Chief Tom Ikimi, was set up to screen all the party's aspirants from the zone with the possibility of presenting a much-reduced number of aspirants going into the primaries.

Giving the details of the exercise, Ikimi stressed that the committed carried out extensive consultations with Stakeholders, Leaders and Elders of thoughts from the region. He stated that his-led committee also met with the aspirants three(3) consecutive times for the screening exercise.

According to the report, five (5) aspirants; Kenneth Abhulime, Friday Itulah, Sen Ordia Clifford, Hon Marcus Onobun and Hon John Yakubu stepped down for Ighodalo while the duo of Barr Anselm Ojezua and Felix Akhabue pleaded for their unavoidable absence from the third and last meeting.

Buttressing the committee chairman's words, Archbishop Okosun, a senior member of the committee said that the committee did not stop any aspirant who felt he could not subscribe to the consensus arrangement, stating further that they would plead with the party to ensure a free, fair and level playground for all at the primaries.

The motion to adopt the committee's report was moved by Hon Richard Okosun and seconded by Hon Emma Okoduwa.

The committee concluded by promising to take their resolutions to other senatorial regions and plead for their support to produce a Governor of Edo Central extraction come 2024.