Edo State Chairman of Action Alliance, AA, Mr. Osaro Uwaifo has emerged as the Edo state Governorship candidate of the Action Alliance ahead of the September 2024 Governorship election in the state.
Announcing the result in Benin City, Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mr. Vernimbe James said Mr. Uwaifo polled a total of forty three votes out of the ninety delegate votes from the 18th Local Government areas of Edo state to defeat his rivals, Mr. Frederick Ighiwiyisi who had twenty votes and Mr. Bright Olise who polled fifteen votes.
Commenting on the development, the visibly elated Action Alliance Governorship candidate, Mr. Uwaifo said the action will spur him to more work, in order to occupy Dennis Osadebey avenue as the Next Governor of the State and rescue the State from those that have impoverished Edo Residents.
In a related development, Mr. Ogberaifo Udoh has emerged as the Edo State Governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC.
Declaring the result in Benin City, Chairman of the election committee and the AAC National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Femi Adeyeye said Mr. Udoh polled a total of Sixty Votes out of the delegates Ninety votes of the eighteen Local Government Areas of Edo State to defeat his closest rival, Mrs. Edith Esopan who had twenty nine votes.
Reacting to the development, the AAC Edo Governorship candidate who dedicated the victory to the less privileged in society, expressed optimism that with the gesture the party was now repositioned to take over the state of governance from the PDP.
