BREAKING: Philip Shaibu wins Edo PDP governorship primary election

• This is after he emerged as the winner of a factional PDP primary election in the State.
• According to a report, he won the parallel primary election with over 301 votes.

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has clinched the ticket of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the state gubernatorial election.

This is after he emerged as the winner of a factional PDP primary election in the State.

According to a report, he won the parallel primary election with over 301 votes.

Meanwhile, the Governor Godwin Obaseki faction of the party is yet to commence its own election.

Just like the All Progressives Congress (APC) whose primary election saw the emergence of three different candidates leading to the declaration of the exercise as inconclusive, the PDP may also be toeing the same line of multiple candidates emergence as different factions of the party hold parallel primary elections.

The primary election of the three leading political party in the state, Labour Party, PDP and APC, has been characterized by controversy and bitter internal wrangling occasioned by accusation of rigging, bribery and manipulations.

More to come…