Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) unveiled a 197-member council on Wednesday to spearhead its campaign.
In the list released by APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, was named as the campaign council chairman. Otu will be supported by Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, as co-chairman, and former Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole, as deputy chairman.
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Other key members of the 197-member team include Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Assistant Secretary), Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and several other APC governors.
Notably, the list also includes Philip Shaibu, the reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo, who recently defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.
The APC’s governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, will be competing against the ruling party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party in the September 21 election.
