Posted by Incumbent Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki may be on his way to losing his re-election bid on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu emerged the consensus candidate the party.
TheNation reports that the former PDP governorship candidate was chosen by faction believed to be loyal to National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
Ize-Iyamu, a former Secretary to Edo State Government (SSG), emerged on Tuesday night in Abuja through consensus arrangement. He is expected to slug it out with Governor Godwin Obaseki for the direct primary of the party slated for June 22.