Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Thursday emerged the governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the state gubernatorial election.
Kokomansion gathered that Obaseki emerged the party’s candidate after his closest rival to the PDP governorship election ticket Ken Imasaugbon stepped down from the race minutes into the primary election.
He polled a total of 1,952 votes to win the party’s primary election which held in Benin on Thursday.
A total of 2,234 delegates from the 192 wards and 18 local government areas of the state participated in election with Obaseki as the only candidate on the ballot.
Reacting to his victory, Obaseki said:
“I express my heartfelt gratitude to our great party, the @OfficialPDPNig, the leaders, delegates, members and all Edo people for the opportunity to fly the party’s flag in the forthcoming governorship election. God bless you all,” he said.
Obaseki will now lock horns with Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
